Panetta to propose military pay cut after Obama raised federal officials pay

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The Washington Examiner:

Panetta to propose military pay cut after Obama raised federal officials pay

 

February 6, 2013 | 1:24 pm | Modified: February 6, 2013 at 1:38 pm

Joel Gehrke

 

Commentary Writer

 

Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reportedly believes the military should receive a pay cut in order to respond to the budget cuts facing the Pentagon — a position that might strengthen the Republican push to reverse President Obama’s executive order raising the salary of Vice President Joe Biden and other federal officials.

 

“Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a one percent increase in 2014,” CNN reports, explaining that Panetta is “effectively decreasing troop salaries next year . . . The decision comes as the secretary is stepping up the rhetoric about dire cuts at the Pentagon if sequestration goes into effect.”

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A 1% pay increase is "effectively a decrease"? I'm sure alot of non-government employees would have loved such a "decrease" over the past few years.

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House Votes to Extend Pay Freeze for Government Workers

 

Friday, 15 Feb 2013 11:53 AM

The U.S. House voted 261-154 to freeze the pay of government workers for a third consecutive year.

“We have to make tough choices,” said Representative Darrell Issa, a California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “But let’s remember these are civil servants who are paid pretty darn well.” http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/house-votes-pay-freeze/2013/02/15/id/490616