Biden wants a 4.6% pay raise for federal
employees in 2023
Posted By: Ribicon, 9/1/2022 12:07:46 PM
President Biden has formally announced plans to give civilian federal employees a pay raise next year, an election-year promise bound to please government workers struggling with high inflation like the rest of the voters. In a letter to congressional leadership, Mr. Biden said civilian federal employees will see an average 4.6% boost in pay beginning Jan. 1, consistent with his 2023 budget proposal in the spring. The raise includes an across-the-board 4.1% increase and locality pay that will increase by an average of 0.5%. Mr. Biden cited a growing pay gap between federal civilian and private sector employees that have led to recruitment and retention challenges
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There's no inflation, but here's a raise to offset inflation. An 18% raise would keep pace with government-caused inflation, so make it 25% for all the good work they do. The rest of us can just tighten our belts a little more because federal workers, who are 100% supported by the rest of us, including the taxes "they" pay, are the heart and soul of America.