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Senator Firrh On Pay Raise Issue SECTION 2 - PAGE 1 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1978 Sen. Jack Schaffer, R- McHenry county, said this week he is hopeful the legislature will reduce the recently approved pay raises for members of the General Assembly and state officers, and will phase them in over a four-year period. Legislative leaders and Gov. James R. Thompson met for several hours Thursday at­ tempting to reach agreement on a program to phase in the pay raises, making the action compatible with national wage- price guidelines. *" Schaffer, who cannot benefit from the pay raise because he is in the m iddle of his term .said he feels lawmakers and executive branch employees should be allowed reasonable cost of living adjustments annaully. "But when the issue came up a few weeks ago. that was not an option. Lawmakers hadn't received increases since 1974 and if they didn't approve the $8,000 then and there, they wouldn't have been able to receive a salary adjustment for at least two years because salary increases can't be ac­ cepted while serving a term in office. ' I'm hoping that between now and early January when the General Assembly ad journs. a roll-back in the salary increase and a phase-in system can be put into effect." Schaffer said Representatives from the governor's office and Alfred Kahn, President Carter's anti- inflation advisor, met last week and formulated a plan to bring Illinois into compliance with wage-price guidelines. It calls for the salary increases to be granted in yearly increments between now and 1981 "Republican senators, in­ cluding myself strongly en­ dorsed the plan, but Senate Democrats were split on Uhe issue and members of both parties in the House of Representatives rejected the idea." Schaffer explained. Legislative leaders did agree, however, to extend the current session of the General Assembly from Dec. 14 to early January so that the issue can be further negotiaged. "Illinois citizens should continue to express their support for the reduction to their legislators. Although the plan does not affect me. I'm going to work for a roll-back of the pay raise and for a gradual phase in." he added family finance^ PLANNING FOR EMERGENCIES What would your family do about money in an emer­ gency? They might be more comfortable if you follow these ideas . . . 1. Organize your finances with the help of a profes­ sional. A financial adviser can evaluate family financial goals. Maybe he'll recom­ mend more savings, or more insurance, or investing in stocks, bonds or mutual funds THE SELLING OF SALT By Edwin Feulner The Carter Administration is busily putting together a nationwide lobbying effort to "sell" the inevitable SALT II Treaty with the Soviet Union to the American people. But we must warn: don't buy a pig in a poke. Despite the fact that the final proposal has not yet been agreed upon, the State Department. pro-SALT Administra­ tion allies on Capitol Hill, and Pentagon brass have all teamed up to convince the public that the SALT II accords arc in America's best interests. But how can something that doesn't exist be preordained "in the public interest"? According to Heritage Foundation's Michael B. Don­ ley. editor of the National Security Record, . . the tim­ ing of the agreements seems almost d<x)m§d to follow the precedent set in the Panama Canal debate." As Donley sees it, this.means the Administration will "announce the agreement; build support for the diplomatic breakthrough;' then reveal the terms; and initial the agree- at a summit meeting -- all while the Congress is in •4^wss and the nation slumbers through the holiday season When Congress reconvenes in January, the Administra­ tion's SALT campaign will have been long underway." By that time -- the Administration apparently hopes -- the momentum will be too strong for a realistic appraisal of the accords. As Donley notes, however, "the difference between SALT and Panama is that there is very little chance that any terms of the agreements would be open for change or modification. "Under these circumstances, the Administration will present the agreements as the besi we could do;' and since SALT seems so wedded to detente,' it will no doubt ap­ pear that there is no alternative but to ratify the agree­ ments." THjt opposition, however, is stirring and the debate is expected to shape up as one of the major foreign policy challenges to the Carter Administration. Regardless of one's disposition towards the present Administration and its policies, it would certainly seem un­ wise to accept, on facc value, their predetermined judg­ ment that SALT II is in the national interest. .In fact, it would be a major disservice to the nation to allow the treaty to escape the most careful public scrutiny. For example, in SALT I the Soviet Union was allowed higher limits on ICBM launchers and ballistic missile sub­ marines than the U.S. Donley asks, "Are numerical limits applied equally in SALT II? If so. in order to evaluate the aggregate of forces allowed, one must Rnow which systems arc included and which are omitted, and what the charac­ teristics of those systems are." Again, these are not just idle questions. Another problem the Treaties will have to deal with is the approach to replacing old. worn out equipment. As Don­ ley relates, "basically the same U.S. bombers and missiles have been in service for nearly 20 years. The major Soviet push in strategic weaponry is just now beginning to blos­ som. Under SALT constraints, how can the U.S. effectively modernize its forces? How does SALT deal with this asymmetrical relationship?" These are just two of a host^of problems that must be adequately explained before passing judgement on SALT II Americans should be aware of the campaign to sell the SALT accords. The risks of an unacceptable treaty are numerous and great, and objective analysis of the terms of the agreement is the only way that the American people will be convinced that the accords are truly "in the national interest." (Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based public policy research organization.) Proper financial planning can help your family in an emergency. 2. Keep a separate cash account for your spouse. If anything happens to you, a separate account will help your family pay daily ex­ penses if insurance and other benefits are delayed. 3. Prepare a will. 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