I knew politicians are having a tough time, but I had no idea:
Republican Lawmaker: ‘I’m stuck here making $172,000’
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) lamented in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that his staff can get rich as lobbyists while he is "stuck here making $172,000,"...Gingrey said that staff may not make a lot of money on Capitol Hill, “but in a few years they can just go to K Street and make $500,000 a year. Meanwhile I’m stuck here making $172,000.”
During the meeting, Republicans discussed a proposal to exempt lawmakers and their staff from a new law requiring them to participate in federal health-care exchanges.
Gingrey and other lawmakers expressed concern about the financial toll the new law would take on them on their staffs...
Lawmakers haven’t had a pay raise since 2009 (And after all they've done for us!)