Schumer: Veterans Should Take a Pay Cut But Congress Should NotKimberly Paxton Because, of course, veterans havent done enough for the country. Members of Congress, however, should take no such cuts. According to the rather despicable gun-control advocating Senator Schumer, the government officials have sacrificed enough. Civilian federal employees have been cut, cut, cut. I think there was a feeling, if youre going to cut them further, which was done, that the military retirees should have about an equal amount. Its small, the New York Democrat told MSNBCs Morning Joe. I think (Rep.) Paul Ryan and (Sen.) Patty Murray looked everywhere they could to try and find compromise. Everybody had to take a little, Schumer said. Theyre going to have to pay a tiny, little bit into it, which they never have, he added. We have taken pretty big cuts, he said. (source) Lets tally up the numbers to put things in perspective: Just so this statistic is perfectly clear, the members of Congress bring in over 17 times the amount that retired vets do. Despite this, veterans under the age of 62 will be looking at a 1% per year cut in their benefits. Members of Congress will not be looking at any reduction. Kimberly Paxton is a staff writer for the Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared. She is based out of upstate New York. 