Greed in the Public Sector

Pennsylvania's lawmakers vote themselves a nice raise.

This latest pay increase, hammered out in secret by legislative leaders and voted on at 2 a.m. without debate or public hearings, will boost the annual base pay of lawmakers by 16 percent, from $69,647 to $81,050. For committee chairman and vice chairman, respectively, the base pay increases by 28 percent and 22 percent, to $89,155 and $85,103. For the majority and minority leaders, paychecks jump by 24 percent, from $100,911 to $124,788. For the speaker of the House and Senate president pro tempore, base salaries are hiked by 34 percent, from $108,724 to $145,553.

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