Comments on: Video: Moran Speaks Out Against Federal Pay Freeze Bill

By: Ham

Ham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:53:43 +0000

So glad they are freezing it. Too many people earning above average wages in the gov’t that do not earn it. I say start the early buyouts or start cutting people. It’s a drop in the bucket of what needs to be done to restore fiscal strength ni the public sector.

By: Id

Id — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:39:37 +0000

We will recover, when you start letting businesses make money again. A lot of companies are sitting on huge cash stockpiles because of this political BS regardless of what side of the fence you are on.

By: Id

Id — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:36:17 +0000

Your assertion that private sector employees would never stand for no cost of living raises for 3 years running — most private sector employees I know have taken pay cuts to keep their jobs; no raises due this economy; for others loss of jobs. Wait until March 1st when this sequester kicks in. House of pain.

By: Wife of FedWorker

Wife of FedWorker — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:50:39 +0000

“When you go to work for an employer with well-publicized budgetary problems and tremendous debt issues, you have to be prepared to face things like pay freezes. No different than going to work in the private sector. Welcome to reality.” – My husband went to work for DOD over 30 years ago, when we didn’t quite have the same budgetary probems. Nor did we have the constant gridlock problem we have now. Private sector employees would never stand for no cost of living raise for 3 years running – but seem to think it’s fine for the Fed. What would your response be to your employer who said “Pay freeze for 3 years and counting, welcome to reality”???

By: Dave in SA

Dave in SA — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:35:36 +0000

Big Jim forgot to mention the 43 Democrats that voted for the bill and the ten Reps that voted against it and then the 12 Dems that did not vote. Basically 20% plus House Dems agreed with the bill.

By: drax

drax — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:28:49 +0000

So we won’t ever recover from this economy?

By: That's what happens

That's what happens — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:24:05 +0000

OK. A 2 year pay freeze with higher healthcare and retirement costs — just like a ton of people working in the private sector. AWESOME FACTS, BRO.

By: DCBuff

DCBuff — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:42:32 +0000

You did not say anything necessitating being disproved. I stated facts–2 year pay freeze coupled with higher healthcare and retirement costs–you simply made a “statement.” Perhaps, given your rather dense perspective, I should have written, “welcome to the facts.” Welcome to reality, on the other hand, has no meaning in this context.

By: drax

drax — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:57:43 +0000

Um, wait a minute – first you say you can’t spend money you don’t have, then you cite the deficit – which represents money spent that we “don’t have.”

I suppose you’re not in debt either, huh?

Debt is not a problem. Lots of debt is. Crashing your economy just to reduce debt will only make the deb worse.

By: drax

drax — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:55:38 +0000

The war alone did not get us out of the Great Depression. GDP was back to 1929 levels by 1936. Employment didn’t catch up to pre-depression levels until the war though.