I'd like both of you to back up the claim that our raises don't keep up with inflation. By your logic we are literally getting poorer with every raise. I found two websites that listed US inflation, I took our NATCA raises and presidential/January raise and did some simple math. From what I can tell, since 2016 we have been paid more than the inflation rate every year. I didn't go back before 2016 because I don't think there are pay raises in the White Book nor can I get a copy of it.
Oh and I didn't include any locality rate pay bumps either. So that's even more money we got. So please, post some real information with some links. I don't want to hear regurgitated Fox News talking points. Keep that in the "Shooting the Breeze" thread.
Like I said, some of you are really bad at finances.
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| Presidential | NATCA | Raises (not including locality increases) | | Inflation (Per Statista.com) | Difference | Inflation (Per usinflationcalculator.com) | Difference |
2020 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | | 1.4 | 2.8% | 1.25 | 2.95% |
2019 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3 | | 2.3 | 0.7% | 1.81 | 1.19% |
2018 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3 | | 1.9 | 1.1% | 2.44 | 0.56% |
2017 | 1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | | 2.1 | 0.5% | 2.14 | 0.46% |
2016 | 1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | | 2.1 | 0.5% | 1.26 | 1.34% |