Legislators upped salaries in secret move, approved while voters slept.
Editorial writers and columnists have called it a mugging of state taxpayers, the Great Harrisburg Caper of 2005, an act of legislative thievery. “Greed gone wild,” snarled one angry voter.
Public outrage over a hefty pay raise Pennsylvania lawmakers voted themselves a month ago – in the dead of night – has nagged them throughout their summer vacation and shows no signs of going away. [continue]
Can I vote myself a 34 percent raise? Jeesh.
Am I to assume my state taxes will go up again, to pay for this?
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