{"id":302,"date":"2005-11-23T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-23T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=302"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T07:00:00","slug":"pay-hikes-for-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2005\/11\/23\/pay-hikes-for-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Pay hikes for politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>In the news last night the newscaster was saying that they (missed who this &#8220;they&#8221; were) were trying to bring in new legistlature that politicians, on all levels, should not be allowed to give themselves raises. That all and any raises should be put to the public for a vote. Now for me, I don&#8217;t think the normal Joe Public would ever allow them to get any raises. But on the other hand I think it would cut down on unnecessary spending and expense reports. 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