[Durham INC] NPR and PBS th get the chopping block?

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Does anyone have these figures?  It would be interesting to calculate how much would be saved based on cutting legislative salaries and various perks.  As I recall, under state statute, the top leadership gets fairly generous salaries, but the rest of them are paid something like $14,000 a year, with an expense allowance of another $500-600 a month.  I’m not sure how much it costs them, on average, to travel from their various home districts to Raleigh for the duration; that would be an interesting figure to have as well.

 

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From: inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] On Behalf Of Melissa Rooney
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 1:51 PM
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Randy,
I did suggest where legislator's could cut costs -- they should start with their own salaries and benefits. It is ludicrous for these legislators to be deciding their own salaries and benefits, particularly while they are cutting Programs desperately needed by Americans in dire straits. The salary and benefit structure of the govt should be decided by a completely independent entity.

Melissa

 

 

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