What's the last raise you got at your job? If you're an employee, you may have seen a 2% or 3% "cost of living" increase at some point. But if you've got a "cost of living" raise over the last 2-3 years that was under 15%, you actually took a pay-cut based on the cost of goods.
But have you ever had a raise of more than 10% without changing jobs? Do you know anyone who gets a 15% raise without taking on new responsibilities? That never happens. Well, ok, we can't say never, but the odds are if you're getting a raise that big for doing the same job, you're either the person giving the raises, or are related to them.
Which brings us to the Louisiana Legislature.
This week, the Louisiana House Governmental Affairs Committee approved a bill that is aimed at raising the annual salary for state lawmakers 238%. Why? Well, some say it's because we're "losing good lawmakers" over pay. Seriously...
Gretna Representative Joe Marino says many legislators are leaving because the time commitment does not match the pay. Here's the quote he gave Louisiana Radio Networks:
“So we have this attrition rate that’s going on and nobody is leaving the Legislature for a lower paying job than this”
Is that really what leading Louisiana is about? How much you're getting paid? Beyond that, do they really want us to believe the only way lawmakers are making money is off their state salary? That's laughable.
On top of that, these are lawmakers who have consistently argued against raising the minimum...
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