Let state leaders sacrifice salaries

October 12, 2008

Forgive me if I missed this in the list of potential cuts to the state budget, but I didn't notice any mention of the salaries of our elected leaders among the options ("State weighs cuts in critical needs," Oct. 9).

Are they too sacred to pay their fair share for the downturn in Maryland's economy?

I thought all of us were in this together.

Or is it just the poor suckers who have to bear the brunt of these crises?

Timothy KjerHunt Valley

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