Why should the Legislatures salary be cut and not mine? Just about everyone has some blame for the economic problems we are having. I am sure most people voted 'yes' out of anger and frustration not logic.

Cutting legislators salaries would be little more than a symbolic move, though a good one. At least it would show the people that they are aware of the difficulties we are all facing. They dont really make that much money for their service though. Reality is that spending needs to be cut in dramatic ways to get the budget and economic situation back on track. Thats why McDonnell proposed the dramatic and controversial cuts he did. Part of which were to education. School breakfast to kids who already get food stamps to pay for their breakfast at home, pre-K funding which didnt even exist 20 years ago and should be taught at home, and AP class funding which didnt exist 20 years ago because the government should provide education K-12 at 100%, not Pre-K through College. Why should high school students get a free college education in high school completely on the tax payers dime? Let them go to college in college where its subsidized, but not totally free. Their tuition money for those classes would help our state schools budgets too. All are great programs and wonderful luxuries if you can afford them. Sadly, we can't afford them, and never could. Thats partly why we're in this mess.

Saying Yes will really make them work much harder for us. NOT! If a person is not performing, they should be let go. If they are performing their job, no pay cuts. No one who is doing their job should have to endure a pay cut; makes no sense.

I respectfully beg your pardon. I am a repub. and I voted yes. My husband has had to start taking a day without pay a month. Also, quite a lot of his usual overtime was cut back as well. The lost pay was substantial, but necessary. That is painful, but, it is better than being laid off. Everyone has to do their share during these times. I'm afraid you lose the bet. Blanket statements are usually very unfair and, most often untrue.

How many of you that voted "yes" and are commenting here are taking a pay cut? Or better yet, would even agree to having your pay cut to help? Probably few. I wouldn't. So why should they?

The 9% that voted no, must be Republicans