Raises

Todays featured article can be found in the Sacramento Bee "Capitol staffers receive raises" I get the feeling it's a raise for a raises sake (is that even a word?).
They haven't received raises for a while and darn it they deserve them!!! Which let's say is 100% true they really truly deserve a raise (and having to work as a staffer has to be painful)I would say the timing is a little off. At a time when the people of California are being taxed more than any other state, a time when we are on the brink of bankruptcy, a time that our legislators can't agree on how to fix the problem, this is NOT the time to be giving anyone in government a raise. I'm just saying....