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Pay raise prompts ‘candidacy’

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Well, I’ve decided to run for state office. I figure that the forthcoming pay increase will be enough that I can afford to give up my full-time job and work part time and have holidays off and with the better healthcare and retirement package, I’ll be able to live, barely perhaps. I may have to cut back a little here and there. You may ask how I know there will be a raise? I’ve watched this scenario before and have taken polls of politicians, the results of which are as follows. The question: “Are you in favor of a pay increase for legislators (also judges and associated hierarchy)?” Answer: “No, I am not in favor of any increase in salary with the current fiscal problems facing us.” These include the cutbacks in medical care for the elderly, and the lack of funding for education and healthcare for the young, not to mention we need a tax break for homeowners.

Of those polled, 100 percent responded with the aforementioned answer, yet amazingly enough an increase was somehow voted in. Talk about fuzzy math! I guess you can’t trust polls; I know our politicians would never lie to us.

The problem is that $50 million isn’t enough to solve all of our problems and if we can’t solve all of them, why solve any? The best solution for disbursing the excess is to split it amongst ourselves. This seems to be the philosophy in Harrisburg.

Just remember when it is time to vote, vote for me. I need more money if I’m only going to work part-time.

John Catlett

Smithfield

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