Government salary cap

The State Auditor has called for the repeal of a law that limits the salaries of government employees to a certain percentage of the governor's salary. This silly law has been cleverly evaded more and more in recent years, since the governor's salary has not gone up and fewer local governments have been granted exemptions. It's time for it to go.

Conservatives love to say that government should be run more like a business. However, this apparently doesn't apply to salaries, since they support laws that prevent market forces from working in the salary realm. Local governments want the best people possible, but they don't want to pay them what they are worth. What a great plan.