Auto Bailout Package Has Judicial Raises Tossed In For Good Measure!

So this $14 billion bailout bill currently making its way through the halls of Congress stands mostly to benefit the U.S. auto industry. But it also, oddly, stands to benefit federal district judges.

Here’s why: The bill attaches an annual cost-of-living adjustment — or COLA — for federal judges, which, when implemented, will bring them in line with members of Congress, who get a $5,000 boost at the start of the year. District judges and members of Congress make $169,300. Here’s the AP story. Click here, here and here for other LB posts on the topic of judicial pay, which has been raging for years.

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Spectator - 12/11/2008 3:30:22 PM

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

God I love my City.

Welcome to DC where we like pork with all our meals. Even the meals that are pork to begin with.

jeffy210 - 12/11/2008 3:31:47 PM

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And why did we get rid of the line item veto?

91z4me - 12/11/2008 4:25:31 PM

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That is the problem. It should not be acceptable to put irrelevant additions into a bill just because it is likely to pass. In fact it should be criminal.

91z4me - 12/11/2008 9:49:23 PM

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vlady, It is criminal to stick un-needed, un-important wasteful 'pet projects' (as these often are) into needed bills simply because nobody will notice or nobody will vote against the bill because of a few negative things thrown in. If the politicians truly were looking out for the people this wouldn't happen. Instead they look out for themselves and their ilk.

theoptimisticpessimist - 12/11/2008 7:56:23 PM

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Mmmmmmmm,Pork.