So the stock market is back to the 2005 levels, inflation is rising, people are losing jobs, people who have jobs have an insecure feeling about their income, the national debt is at record levels, we got army bases who might get the power shut off for failure to pay bills, etc., etc., etc. So how will Congress act to fix all these problems? Well they are already working on it:

Despite record low approval ratings, House lawmakers Tuesday embraced a $3,300 pay raise that will increase their salaries to $168,500.

The 2 percent cost-of-living raise would be the seventh straight for members of the House and Senate.

Lawmakers easily squelched a bid by Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, to get a direct vote to block the COLA, which is automatically awarded unless lawmakers vote to block it.

That’s right. We will put more money back into our economy through the pockets of our Congress. Thanks Congress for caring. I feel better now. You know they could have done something really bad like raised the minimum wage. Oh wait. How could they do that when they are only working 98 days this year? Remember – this House is working less than any session of Congress in over 60 years.

I think I will send a letter to my Representative today , thanking him for doing this. Of course he helped even more because he is the Majority Leader and his salary now stands at $183,500. Way to go Mr. Boehner.