Bush "THE GRINCH" Proposes Federal Pay Raise LOWEST IN 18 YEARS

[The Cleaner]

So Bush gives the Feds the 'ol Texas One-Finger Salute, just like he's giving the rest of the country.

About 1.8 million federal employees would receive a 1.7 percent increase in their basic pay and a 0.5 percent average increase in their locality pay next year under a plan that President Bush sent to Congress yesterday, administration officials said.

Bush recommended a 2.2 percent average raise in his fiscal 2007 budget, released in February. Under a 1990 pay law, yesterday was the deadline for the president to authorize an alternative plan if Congress had not stipulated a raise.

If federal employees receive an average raise of 2.2 percent next year, it would be their lowest annual salary increase in 18 years, according to congressional aides.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113001393.html?referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email

"You assholes want a raise? You want a raise? Here, I'll give you your damn raise."

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Ohhhhhhhhh, thank you, Mr. Scrooge! My fingers won't be so numb

with the one piece of coal in my stove . . .

[4morewars]

2. Unless you are a member of congress.

They get big fat raises EVERY YEAR !

[opihimoimoi]

3. "Let them eat Chit......"

[Norquist Nemesis]

4. ROFL!!!

(Sorry...used to work in State Civil Service and chits were hard to come by some years)

:rofl:

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. Meanwhile, private contractors report growth above expectations!

:sarcasm:

[zbdent]

6. Thought the economy was going great, there, George ...

:eyes: