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It seems that $90,335 will not buy you much anymore, at least in Pennsylvania. What it will buy is someone who talks a lot but fails to get anything done, also known as a Pennsylvania State Legislator. That ninety grand figure is what we pay these birds per year, in addition to 57.5 cents per mile traveled and $178 a day in per diem when they are in session. All of that makes Pennsylvania Lawmakers the third-highest paid legislature in the nation, and that does not include the expense of hundreds of staff members. There are a total of 203 members of the PA House and 50 Senators, making the PA General assembly the largest full-time legislature in the country. If you think all of this results in good government, think again. Taxpayers certainly do not get much “bang for the buck” here.
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Feb 4, 2021
By Delegate Rob Bloxom
Hi, This is Rob Bloxom with this week’s Capitol Report. A lot of bills with long lasting effects for our Commonwealth are being voted on in the House of Delegates. During the last election cycle I made a comment about our state becoming California East and that statement brought smiles and well as scoffing. Fast forward to today and upon looking at what the new majority in the House has voted for, one can easily see what I was referring to back then. I will highlight just a few bills due to not having enough pages or time to describe how far Virginia has swung. I also want to preface my comments by acknowledging that the Republican majority of the last twenty years probably became too pro-business as well as too tough on crime.
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