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Originally Posted by Nascar1966
If thats the case then why when a Republican is in office the pay raises are higher than when a Democrat is in office. I did 20 years in the Navy you would think I would know what im talking about. Considering this was my pay we are talking about.
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ECI Data from the last 20 years (source: bls.gov):
1990 4.0 R
1991 3.7 R
1992 2.6 D
1993 3.0 D
1994 2.8 D
1995 2.8 D
1996 3.5 D
1997 3.9 D
1998 3.9 D
1999 3.6 D
2000 3.8 D
2001 3.7 R
2002 2.8 R
2003 2.6 R
2004 2.5 R
2005 2.6 R
2006 3.2 R
2007 3.4 R
2008 2.7 R
2009 1.5 D
Average for Democrat in office: 3.14%
Average for Republican in office: 3.12%
Statistically insignificant difference.