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and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people." - Henry Clay, 1829
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10 Pennsylvania legislative staffers joined $100,000 club in 2009From the Patriot News: PA state capitolView full sizeChristine Baker, The Patriot-News/fileThe Pennsylvania state CapitolMore Pennsylvanians are losing jobs. The number of families on food stamps is at an all-time high. Many have lost their homes. Even as signs of the difficult economy abound, more employees of the Pennsylvania Legislature are receiving six-figure salaries. A Patriot-News analysis of the 2009 payroll for legislative staffers shows 83 employees were paid $100,000 or more, 10 more than in 2008. By comparison, the state’s median household income is $50,173. House Republican Appropriations Committee executive director Ed Nolan was paid $188,807 in 2009, making him the highest-paid legislative staffer. Second on the list is another member of the House’s minority party: Anthony Aliano, the chief of staff for House Minority Leader Sam Smith, R-Jefferson, who was paid $173,330.
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