Posted on 06/10/2008 5:32:10 PM PDT by Publius6961
Faced with a multibillion-dollar state budget deficit, California's pay commission opted Tuesday to freeze - not cut - the salaries of lawmakers and top elected officials.
"As far as I'm concerned, we didn't send a strong enough message," commission Chairman Charles Murray said after the hourlong meeting at Sacramento City Hall.
Nobody argued for a salary increase, but the commission was deeply split over whether to cut pay for the governor, lawmakers and constitutional officers from controller to attorney general.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Do I think they make too much?
You bet! by about 60%.
No budget has been submitted on time as long as I can remember.
The STUPID Kalifornia liberal voters set this up! Morons. And they keep voting these socialist, tax-and-spend liberals back into office. The state deserves what it gets. Such stupidity.
Vote them all out of office.
The Louisiana senate approved itself a 300% pay increase today. Jealous?
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