Completely Out of Touch! White House proposes 0.5 percent pay increase for federal "workers"

They are federal employees, few work.

How dare Obama continue his sham of more for government jobs that are parasitic to the nation.

White House proposes 0.5 percent pay increase for federal workers - The Federal Eye - The Washington Post

By Ed O'Keefe 1-6-12

The White House will propose a 0.5 percent pay increase for civilian federal employees as part of its 2013 budget proposal, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the plans.

The modest across-the-board pay jump would be the first increase for federal workers since before a two-year freeze began in late 2010. Raises for within-grade step increases and promotions have continued during the freeze.

The proposal, which requires congressional approval, differs from Republican plans supported by lawmakers and presidential candidates that would freeze basic pay rates for one more year. Some of those plans also call for denying within-grade raises. In recent weeks, GOP lawmakers have called for extending the pay freeze as a way to pay for a payroll tax extension.

But, “a permanent pay freeze is not an acceptable policy,” one of the senior administration officials said Friday. “While modest, a 0.5 percent increase reflects the belt-tightening we must do in these difficult times.” [How is that for hypocrisy? And it, of course, doesn't include the armed forces!]

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