New York legislators have to be among the most
well-paid 'part-time' workers in the world.
(They insist they are 'part-time' as an excuse to avoid conflict-of-interest disclosure laws that might reveal their leve of corruption).
Legislators receive a base
salary of $79,500 for 62 scheduled work days in Albany, plus more if they chair
committees or serve in leadership posts.
Yes, I know they do some work in their
districts but this base salary works out to nearly $1300 a day of the
legislative session. Plus, they get a $165 per diem for every day of the
legislative session they are in Albany (or, apparently, even if they’re not).
If the state is only run by three people -- the
Assembly speaker, the Senate majority leader and governor -- as many rank-and-file legislators
complain, then why do we need the other 210 legislators at $1465 a day per member?
But apparently $1465 a day isn't enough. These part-timers want a pay raise.
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