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"An Appalling State of Affairs"
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This salary and benefit increase brings up the following question: Why should we the people attempt to make our legislator positions, on all levels, especially the federal level, lucrative? As you mention, by the time a legislator gets her/himself into the position, s/he is usually quite comfortable financially for various reasons, thus, doesn't need quite so many job-related "perks". Where is patriotism and sacrifice for your country?
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