Susana Mendoza: Some lawmakers want to claw back raises they declined. That is unfair to taxpayers. – Chicago Tribune*

"As of this July 1, the base salary for an Illinois legislator is $72,906 a year. The median household income in Illinois is $68,000."
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nixit
1 year ago

Mendoza is comparing the full-time salary of a regular working Joe to that of a General Assembly member who is in session around 70 days per year.

Lions Choice
1 year ago
debtsor
1 year ago
Reply to  Lions Choice

They’re so busy passing progressive laws making us an island for Moloch worshipers in the midwest.

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