Speaker of the House Jim Wright
Wright has certified that his total net worth barely exceeds his annual government salary of $97,900 (Part I, June 11). If true, it’s shocking that a man who is so absurdly inept in managing his own finances could hold such an important position in Congress!
Tragically, the sleaze problem is both bipartisan and growing. But we get what we pay for. It’s disgraceful that San Francisco street sweepers and airline baggage handlers earn almost as much as we pay our national leaders.
Why don’t we triple our national and state legislators’ salaries and demand a strict, enforced ethics code? This would cost each American about 50 cents per year! If we allow the present farce to continue, then we deserve Wright and his ilk!
BILL ROSENTHAL
Huntington Beach
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