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[quote=Anonymous]OP, assuming you're not just trolling, I really think you're uninformed about what the Republican view is on pay increases for federal employees ...

[quote]The proposal [for a 0.5% increase in federal salaries], which requires congressional approval, [u]differs from Republican plans[/u] supported by lawmakers and presidential candidates that [u]would freeze basic pay rates[/u] for one more year. Some of those plans [u]also call for denying within-grade raises[/u]. In recent weeks, GOP lawmakers have called for extending the pay freeze as a way to pay for a payroll tax extension.[/quote]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/white-house-proposes-05-percent-pay-increase-for-federal-workers/2012/01/06/gIQA18fyeP_blog.html
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpps/news/white-house-to-propose-raise-for-federal-workers-dpgonc-20120106-fc_16856492

[quote]... average federal worker wages rose 1.3 percent in 2011, or slightly more than the 1.2 percent increase in average private wages. The federal increase, while modest, occurred despite the pay “freeze” because increases from “longevity, merit, and promotions” were not covered, the paper noted.  [Conservative think tank Cato Institute proposes that] Congress should [u]decline Obama’s request and retain the federal pay freeze for a few more years[/u]. At the same time, policymakers should [u]pursue cuts to excessively generous federal worker benefits[/u].[/quote]
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/keep-the-federal-pay-freeze/

If you're a federal employee voting with your pocketbook, it sure seems like you should be pulling the D lever.[/quote]

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