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Abolish Life Tenue for Increased Pay

Even though millions of Americans are out of work, federal judges - who make more than all but 5% of the entire U.S. population - feel that they are underpaid. The President of the American Bar Association, who feels that judges should be richer than all but 1% of the population, notes:"While many Americans are struggling financially today, few of us have jobs where we are routinely skipped over for even a routine cost of living increase and get no clear guidance on what we will earn in the year ahead."Few of us have jobs that we can't be fired from.  On top of having complete job security (which should  mean something in this job market), judges earn six figures.  People are suffering.  There is more bleeding to come.  Yet people who call themselves public servants, and who earn a guaranteed salary of between $169,300 and $208,100 year (plus an optional $21,000 for teaching), are complaining about being underpaid? Abolish life tenure, and I'll support a pay raise...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).