Paging Gordon Gecko.

This is the post where I calmly rant about the pay increase that the Pennsylvania House and Senate passed this week. Earlier this week, I mentioned the Luther Vandross resolution. I didn't even know about this one until this morning.

But somebody needs a raise. And apparently those somebodys are our elected officials. They gave themselves a 16% pay raise. They don't need a raise. They wouldn't even vote to raise Pennsylvania's mimimum wage. What they need, is an annual review. No raises without the review. Sure, you can consider re-election a review, but that doesn't happen every year.

It really bothers me that most of these people feel they need more money, when services are getting cut left and right. Did you know that Medicaid folks will only be permitted to see a doctor 18 times a year? It sounds like a lot, but if you think about it, in most cases, these are the folks who need medical assistance more than others.

Thankfully, there are some legislators who voted against a pay raise and plan to use the money for charity. Read about them here.