Posted on 07/28/2010 8:43:04 AM PDT by Tribune7
Pennsylvania's state legislators are the fourth best paid in the nation, according to The Pew Center of the States. At $78,314, it puts the wonders of Harrisburg just behind third place New York ($79,500) and second place Michigan ($79,650) but with a ways to go to catch the champ which is California at $95,291.
What's interesting about the rankings is that it correlates nicely with the listing of states with the greatest fiscal problems.
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We the people in these states need to accept our own part in this mess. Too few of us pay much attention to our statehouses and we allow them to run rampant.
Fortunately we seem to be making them feel some heat in Michigan.
Actually, the cost per resident is much higher than for Cali. There are more legislators per resident in PA, and there are many more aides per legislator, even with their few constitutents, more jobs for bro in law!
True, but don't buy into the cut-the-size-of-the-legislature movement, which is just power grab by the machine establishments.
Join the cut-the-pay-of-the-legislature movement. Make New Hampshire the model (171 more reps who get paid $200 for two years) rather than CA which is even more screwed up than PA.
Clean sweep, let’s have a clean sweep!
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