no.
no
Between 2002 and 2006, there was a 50 percent of pay increase. This was an unusually high pay increase.
27th amendment!
Whenever Congress wants to raise its pay, the Constitution stipulates an election must intervene first. This gives representatives and senators political cover when they increase their own salaries, though in reality the turnover rate is so low that no one truly loses out by voting for a pay increase.
The congress decided to pay some of them with land
It is a pay increase that is worthy of the job you have been doing. It is a fairly substantial pay increase.
Members of Congress pay FICA/Medicare. They also pay health insurance premiums at rates comparable to the private sector.
2012
Congress decides how much they get paid.
The highest military pay raise in recent history occurred in 2002 when the United States Congress approved a 4.1% increase in basic pay for service members. This raise was part of a broader effort to improve military compensation and address recruitment and retention challenges. The increase was notable as it exceeded the standard annual adjustments typically seen.
Congress
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