"Corbett's Budget Ax Hasn't Taken Swing at His Staff Salaries"

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"HARRISBURG -- As Gov. Tom Corbett prepares to swing his budget ax on state spending, there is one area in which he has made few, if any, trims: the salaries of his top staffers.

While Mr. Corbett has a smaller inner circle of executive and high-level aides than former Gov. Ed Rendell, he is paying them more money for their work, according to records provided by the administration."

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"Government watchdogs say Mr. Corbett should be looking to reduce his own payroll to set an example for other areas of government, especially in tough economic times.

"He's going to be cutting the heck out of government," said Tim Potts, co-founder of the activist group Democracy Rising PA, who noted that state workers already have gone four years without pay raises. "If you're expecting people who actually make government work to sacrifice, and if you're expecting citizens who depend on state services to endure cuts, then you certainly should expect to share in that."

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