The Last Democrat Pay Raise Bill Was Greedy. This One's Also Corrupt.

“Poverty for thee, but not for me!”

Last year Vermont Democrats and Progressives put forward a bill (S.39) to raise legislative pay by over double, plus a generous benefits package that regular Vermonters working a similar part time job would not qualify for. Governor Scott vetoed the bill, which passed the House 102-44 and the Senate 19-10 largely along party lines. Needless to say, it w…