The latest social media craze is the "10-year challenge," which invites all your friends — and your great-aunt Estelle, too — to compare themselves with a photo taken 10 years ago.
Oh, vanity!
But we're not here to rail against meme culture.
Actually, a little self-reflection can be a wonderful thing, and a new year is a natural cut-off point to consider who we are and what we value.
So let's consider something that hasn't changed in 10 years. Indeed, it hasn't changed since — cue wide eyes emoji — 2006!
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The minimum wage.
Some Pennsylvania workers — including a good many "essential" employees who helped keep the economy chugging along through a global pandemic — haven't seen a pay increase from the paltry $7.25-per-hour in nearly 16 years.
For comparison, state lawmakers saw a record bump in their paychecks, up nearly 6% to $95,432 per year. And that's for the rank-and-file elected officials. Those in leadership posts earn even more, up to nearly $149,000 for House Speaker Bryan Cutler and Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, both Republicans.
And they aren't the only ones who got big hikes. Various other executive and judicial branch employees saw wage increases take effect Jan. 1, in accordance with a state law that links their salaries to the Consumer Price Index.
You know that saying "What's good for the goose is good for the gander"?
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