Michael1942's Blog

Freshmen legislators in Illinois have recently proposed a 10% pay cut for all members, this cut would not be near enough to put a dent in the budget deficit but it is a start. This bill named #110 will show if the legislature is really in tune with the people who elected them. This pay cut may be permanent or temporary depending on how much self serving greed has to do with it. If this bill passes and become law what will happen when the annual mandated “cola” comes around again? The elected officials at the Federal, State and local levels have a lot of “splainin” to already so what will be said when this bill fails or is so watered down as to be ineffective? The public needs to keep careful watch on this bill as it will be used as an election aid or a stick to beat the opponents and still not become an effective law.