Tenn. politicians talk small gov--but dish out raises

Submitted by macmurchadh on November 25, 2009 - 12:14pm.

5 Year Staff Salary Changes for Tenn. Congress Members:

Roe: (Was not in office 5 years ago)
Duncan: +12%
Wamp: +35%
Davis: +29%
Cooper: +27%
Gordon: +29%
Blackburn: +58%
Tanner: +20%
Cohen: (was not in office 5 years ago)

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Meanwhile the Rockwood City Council voted to not increase Christmas bonuses by $25.00 due to hard financial times.

Tea Party supporter Blackburn's percentage kind of stands out, huh?

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I wonder what the base
Submitted by WhitesCreek on November 25, 2009 - 6:28pm.

I wonder what the base salaries actually is? Over five years a 26% increase is only a 4% annual cola. Still, the middle class income has declined in that time period, not gone up 26%.

Your link doesn't support
Submitted by Roane-Voter on November 25, 2009 - 7:28pm.

Your link doesn't support your point (whatever it is) so...

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