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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frederick" data-source="post: 3284845" data-attributes="member: 17825">well, the inflation in the last 22 years was 52%. So actually they're paid less now after you account for inflation than they were 22 years ago. not to mention the increase in living costs that have been higher than inflation for the same period.The problem isn't that our politicians in Oklahoma are paid 35k a year, which is pitiful, but that the wages of the american worker has not scaled either.  I think 47k a year is still high, personally, i think 40k a year is more reasonable, especially given their great benefits. I think pay and benefits should track the average benefits and pay of an Oklahoman worker. It's important we offer our legislators a fair, liveable wage, otherwise the only people who will become legislators are the rich and wealthy, or the corrupt.</blockquote>