How do you feel about congress giving it self a raise in this economy?

They have to make up the money they are not getting from industry lobbyists somehow

Actually, Congress gets a pay raise every four years and it is due this year. Some of our Congressional members actually voted against it, but not enough.

Write to every Congress member. Notify BO's transition team. We need to amend the legislature so that Congress will still get it's raise when a new President comes in...based on their approval rating! And if the approval rating is below 50%, they pay us!!

The do nothing,lazy,unproductive politicians in Washington are an appalling bunch of losers,both sides need a demotion not a promotion.

so much for check and balances, I guess it's just check$ for the turkeys now. Well less than a quarter of america think they are worth anything, and they get a raise. Clean sweep, get rid of all of them in the coming elections. It takes time, but we should give them all the boot.

Bwaney Fwank and Chris Dudd should be the only ones getting a raise. Those two are brilliant economists and thanks, in large part, to their selfless and tireless efforts, the US economy will be a strong as ever.

They're like Wall Street CEOs.They do nothing and run things into the ground,then they think they deserve a bonus for the mess they make.

I feel like it is common practice within American Government, and that this is 'false' anger towards them.

First off, they're not giving themselves a raise. The 27th Amendment prevents this. It states, "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened."

So, in reality it is the 111th Congress that is getting a raise and not this Congress. And since it is not this Congress, there are members who themselves have been "laid off" and will not be getting the raise.

Plus, I feel what is more outrageous is not the pay raise that Congress gets but how poorly the auto workers are treated as compared to the fat cats on Wall St.

Shows you how many people still voting for Republicans or Democrats fail to understand that Republicans and Democrats only give a crap about themselves.

The aristocracy is alive and well!

Edit: The bastards wouldn't last a day in Greece or Bolivia.

Typical action of self serving politicians.