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01-12-2013, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Ending a 2-3 year pay freeze with a bump of .5 to 1%...not exactly a massive increase for those engaged in foreign service, our military etc...
-spence
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Spence, I think you'll be hard pressed to find anyone in here arguing that the military doesn't deserve pay increases. I think JD is referrring to Congress voting themselves a pay increase. In most jobs, increases are comensurate with performance and the overall profitability of the company. Can Congress really argue that they deserved a raise based on their performance or the financial health of the country? |
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01-12-2013, 11:13 AM
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Old Guy
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Originally Posted by fishbones
Spence, I think you'll be hard pressed to find anyone in here arguing that the military doesn't deserve pay increases. I think JD is referrring to Congress voting themselves a pay increase. In most jobs, increases are comensurate with performance and the overall profitability of the company. Can Congress really argue that they deserved a raise based on their performance or the financial health of the country?
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Anybody in Fed Civil Service hasn't had a pay raise also, this was for them, unfortunately our Congress also counts in that space.
The Fed claims also to have shed 851K in full time jobs since 2008. |
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01-12-2013, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by striperman36
Anybody in Fed Civil Service hasn't had a pay raise also, this was for them, unfortunately our Congress also counts in that space.
The Fed claims also to have shed 851K in full time jobs since 2008.
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It's true according to the DOL.
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01-12-2013, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
It's true according to the DOL.
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Don't put a lot of stock in that. They manipulate data to come up with numbers that work in their favor. You need to look at BLS #s and if you can get your hands on it, total payroll numbers.
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01-12-2013, 11:52 AM
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I think JD is referrring to Congress voting themselves a pay increase.
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I don't think Congress voted themselves a pay raise.
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