Bolling: Fairfax County Supervisors Vote for a Pay Raise

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has voted to give themselves a 30% pay raise: Fairfax County supervisors raise board salaries amid opposition – The Washington Post. This will bring a supervisor’s salary to $123,283/year! In an equally magnanimous gesture, the Board voted to give other county employees a 2% pay raise. And how will they pay for this and other public programs? By increasing the local real estate tax that every citizen pays by an average of $520/year! I think it’s safe to say that anyone who voted for...