Well CA legislators make $107K + ; NH $200 [two hundred - period w/nothing else]; NM $0.00 [zero]; with the other state’s legislators in between!
http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/legislator-compensation-2018.aspx
It is noteworthy then, as citizens expect viable representation from their State level legislators, being paid $0.00 or $200 per session/term/whatever, does not lend itself to attacting the brightest crayons from the box to colour on any State’s legislative governance activities.
Now before you think CA legislators are overpaid, CA cabinet members make $200K+ http://www.calhr.ca.gov/Documents/exempt-salary-schedule.pdf page 14
Perhaps, just perhaps, the practice espoused around the known as Bakschisch should be institutionalized back in America, oh wait it never left now did it!
http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/legislator-compensation-2018.aspx
It is noteworthy then, as citizens expect viable representation from their State level legislators, being paid $0.00 or $200 per session/term/whatever, does not lend itself to attacting the brightest crayons from the box to colour on any State’s legislative governance activities.
Now before you think CA legislators are overpaid, CA cabinet members make $200K+ http://www.calhr.ca.gov/Documents/exempt-salary-schedule.pdf page 14
Perhaps, just perhaps, the practice espoused around the known as Bakschisch should be institutionalized back in America, oh wait it never left now did it!
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