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Legislators rake in another $16,000 in treats
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Sorry to hear all these guys are so underpaid that they have to rely on lobbyists for meals. How about we give them all a 10% raise, but also make taking a gift valued above $5 from a lobbyist a felony with a minimum 10 year prison sentence?
It has put a smile on my face to read the comments of people that are angry with him for doing what is right.
He is just what we need. Someone not afraid to stand up to the life long legislators from the far right that have no morals whatsoever.
Thanks Phil.
Kind of like when the whole olympics scandel broke, it was like "yeah, pretty much everyone knew that was what was going on"
The only solution is for there to be a ban on any gifts.
No free dinners, pencils, nothing.
The only way this will happen is with a referindium. the legislators will never pass ethincs reform. they like the bribes too much.
People aren't happy with the amount of access to and influence with legislators that corporate lobbyists have. Just look at the comments on this story and on a story mentioning that Wheatley voted against a bill that would have lowered the monetary amount of lobbyist gifts that are allowed to go unreported by legislators. Residents in my district have been responding well to the fact that government transparency is one of the three pillars of my campaign (along with individual liberty and economic prosperity). They also like the fact that I've signed the Utahns for Public Schools' Pledge for Legislative Ethics Reform (which Wheatley hasn't signed).
Please do an Internet search for
Rob Alexander Utah
to find out more about my campaign for State Representative.
that way new folks get to get the gifts and perks and benefits from serving our voting needs (yea right)
in other words spread around the lobbyists generous offerings to new legislators
cause we all know having dinner or going to an NBA finals game has everything to do with everyday utah legislator business and our wealthfare as a better state ??? yea sure !!!
good luck to us all ... greed is the determinate these days .. heck with morals or honesty or right
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