New Hampshire: The Real FactsLawmaker makes appeal for New Hampshire legislators 5100% pay increase - Pay For Performance?
Skip in the GraniteGrok reviews the proposal to raise legislators’ pay 5100% to $100 per week!
DERRY (AP) – A Salem lawmaker is behind a proposal to raise the pay for New Hampshire legislators, currently the lowest-paid in the country.
Republican Rep. Anthony DiFruscia is the prime sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment that would raise state legislators pay from $100 a year plus mileage to $100 a week plus mileage. Constitutional amendments must win three-fifths support in the House and Senate to go before voters. Two-thirds of voters must approve for an amendment to take effect.
Right! Doug posts up Charlie Arlinghaus's article on our impending revenue shortfall (my take on it at the end of this post). So tell me, with NH "losing" $75 million for the budget, WHY should our "managers" get raises?
I thought the mantra was supposed to be "pay for performance" - this certainly shows that negative performance is not an obstacle!
For the rest of the story, read here.
