Pennsylvania Legislators Approved Illegal Pay Hike for Themselves

The 2 a.m.pay increase got this:

the pay hike raises the base legislative salary from $69,647 a year (nearly double the average salary in Pennsylvania) to $81,050, in addition to boosting the compensation of those in leadership roles by up to 34%, to $145,463 per year -- not counting the cost of free cars, $10,000 no-receipt expense accounts, free health care, fully paid vision and dental coverage, free prescriptions, fully paid life insurance and long-term care insurance, the 50% increase in pension benefits the legislators awarded themselves four years ago, and the extra $128 they pocket on every session day just for showing up.

Will Rogers had it right. "A politician," he said, "is just like a pickpocket."

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