Boozer for congress
Boozer points to nearest exit.While nearly every other working stiff in American is facing or has already suffered pay cuts and outright layoffs, two groups have guaranteed pay raises: pro athletes and members of Congress.
As hard as it is to imagine this chutzpah, Congress set up automatic pay hikes for itself to avoid the embarrassment of having to stand up and vote for them. Utah Congressman Jim Matheson wants House members—who recently forced auto executives to accept $1 a year in salary—to at least have the huevos to vote on their pay raises:
At a time when people are losing their jobs, their homes and their retirement, I think the least we could do is openly debate whether we should take the pay increase this year or do some belt-tightening.
Speaking of bolas, Carlos Boozer tells ESPN he'll opt out of his $13 million Utah Jazz contract at the end of the season:
No matter what, I'm going to get a raise, regardless.As Larry Miller put it, Boozer's comments are "one of the top 10 stupidest things I've ever heard an NBA player do in 24 years."
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The day congress takes a pay cut will be the day Democrats get a job!
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