From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER:
State legislators in Harrisburg enjoy some of the most expensive perks in the nation. It’s another example of your tax dollars being wasted.
One of the most costly perks is the “per diem” expenses paid to legislators just to show up in Harrisburg. In theory it’s to reimburse them for hotel and meal expenses at a maximum of $163 per day.
In recent years, some individual legislators have collected as much as $46,000 per year in per diem expenses – more than the salaries of lawmakers in most other states. They collect this money on top of their salaries, car expenses, Cadillac health and pension benefits, and other perks…
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