[coloradan]

boosting the salaries of lawmakers, now $158,100, by about $4,000 in the new calendar year.

... or about 2.5 %, which is more than the 1% inflation that they claim exists.

[RightWhale]

That's a valid point. Why should they get pay above inflation? It's not merit pay, since it doesn't meet any definition of merit pay. What could it be?