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    Meme Inflates Rise in Congressional Salaries

    by Angelo Fichera Aug 16, 2019 1 minute
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    A viral meme on Facebook falsely claims that members of Congress have received a “231%” increase in pay in the last 30 years. Automatic cost-of-living adjustments have resulted in an increase of 94.4% from 1989 to 2009.

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