Always fascinates me that the knee jerk solution to ‘government service sucks’ is ‘pay the service providers less.’
Congresspeople are not the service providers. The various agencies are the service providers. Congress controls the pay to those providers.
Nobody here has asked for the service providers to take a pay cut. OP is asking for Congress to take a pay cut until the service providers under their control are providing a higher level of service.
Congress’s report card is the well-being of the public. In the subject of “Financial Wellness”, their grade is “$66,621”.
They aren’t being asked for a pay cut. When they improve their grade to “$174,000”, they will be entitled to their current pay. When they raise it to “$250,000”, they will be entitled to a substantial raise. It’s only a pay cut if they insist on causing harm.
Congresspeople are not the service providers. The various agencies are the service providers. Congress controls the pay to those providers.
Nobody here has asked for the service providers to take a pay cut. OP is asking for Congress to take a pay cut until the service providers under their control are providing a higher level of service.
Congress’s report card is the well-being of the public. In the subject of “Financial Wellness”, their grade is “$66,621”.
They aren’t being asked for a pay cut. When they improve their grade to “$174,000”, they will be entitled to their current pay. When they raise it to “$250,000”, they will be entitled to a substantial raise. It’s only a pay cut if they insist on causing harm.