[quote=UCGal]Just an observation..

I think the days of 3.5% annual increases are gone for the near term.

More and more employers are looking at salary REDUCTIONS.

(Yes, it sucks.)[/quote]

Unless you’re a member of congress. Then it’s 2.8%. http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/97-1011.pdf

The sad thing is we pay for their increase despite getting a reduction.