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kpete

(71,965 posts)
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:09 PM Jan 2019

Trump officials to get $10,000 Raise-As potus prepared to let shutdown go on "for months-even yrs."



Cabinet secretaries, for example, would be entitled to a jump in annual salary from $199,700 to $210,700. Deputy secretaries would be entitled to a raise from $179,700 to $189,600. Others affected are under secretaries, deputy directors and other top administrators.
The pay of Pence is scheduled to rise from $230,700 to $243,500.



https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/4/1823559/-Federal-workers-go-without-pay-while-Trump-officials-set-to-get-10-000-raises-thanks-to-shutdown
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Trump officials to get $10,000 Raise-As potus prepared to let shutdown go on "for months-even yrs." (Original Post) kpete Jan 2019 OP
Um, what about all the other federal employees subject to the 2019 pay freeze fleur-de-lisa Jan 2019 #1
Link to The Guardian nitpicker Jan 2019 #2
Are they out of their minds? smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #3
bribery -- pie in the sky, by and by Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #4
"Ha ha." - KGOP republicans Achilleaze Jan 2019 #5
Wish I could get $230,700 annually... llmart Jan 2019 #6

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)
1. Um, what about all the other federal employees subject to the 2019 pay freeze
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:04 PM
Jan 2019

that Shitler announced three days ago, via executive order?

Shit out of luck, I guess.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
3. Are they out of their minds?
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 06:31 AM
Jan 2019

Do they have any idea as to how wildly unpopular this would be at this time? How tone deaf can they possibly be?

Fine, go ahead. It will be the final nail in their coffin. Sickening.

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