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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the objection to Congress getting a pay raise - a COLA increase - for the first time since 2009.
Do you only want independently wealthy people to serve in Congress?[/quote]

DP - I have long thought that the pay of Reps and Senators should vary according to the state and/or district they’re from and their pay should be tied to what lawmakers in their state make. So, a Rep from rural Kansas should make less than a Rep from NYC. They should each get the same basic pay but then have a locality pay based on their cost of living. Similar to how fed employees are paid. [/quote]

I kind of disagree - technically their "duty station" is at the Capitol in DC and that's where their main work is supposed to get done, so they should all be paid the same.

I would suggest COLAs indexed to some figure like inflation rate -1 or -2% would be good, to also give them an incentive to pursue policies that keeps inflation low (and maybe a similar measure to disincentivize excessive deflation as well).  I would however suggest docking their pay if they fail to pass a timely budget and docking it further if they require a CR and stop paying them if the government shuts down.[/quote]

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