"Struggling to make ends meet" on $174K a year?? Really Nancy???

[AndyA]

180. I know all of those things

However, it is insensitive of her to make a comment about members of Congress struggling to get by on their salaries, when most of America would be glad to trade places with them and have the "struggles" they suffer with.

Even raising the minimum wage to $9.00/hour still doesn't meet the cost of living increases over the last few decades. I heard minimum wage would need to be somewhere north of $11.00/hour to come close.

Most of America has to perform at a certain level to get a raise. I know that Pelosi works hard to get things through, but the bottom line is Congress hasn't been functional in years, and that means the work of the people isn't getting done. None of them should get an increase until the American people see one. Perhaps that will give all of them the motivation to get more done.

With most average Americans struggling at exceptional levels to get by the last few years, it's not appropriate for her to comment that Congress has it bad without a raise. Many in Congress are multimillionaires, like Pelosi, so the rent shouldn't be a problem for most of them.