The pig gets fatter...

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Another pay raise for our Congress. To the tune of $3,300, which brings their annual salary to $168,500.

You see, they've set it up so that they don't even have to vote on it. It is automatic.

The minimum wage of $5.15 was set in 1997 and hasn't gone up a penny since then. Two years later, Congress, as part of an ethics reform package -- yes, really!! -- made annual cost-of-living raises automatatic.

So, they don't have to justify their pay scales in front of a hostile public. And the public is likely to be hostile as long as Congress continues to ignore the common man and line its pockets with corporate money and tar its soul with deceit and injustice.

The Washington Post reports:

Despite record low approval ratings, House lawmakers Tuesday embraced a $3,300 pay raise that will increase their salaries to $168,500.