Patti Neptun: Undeserved raises

Regarding the Oct. 23 news article “Lawmakers step gingerly on pay issue”: North Carolina’s legislature wants to consider a pay raise because it is on the low end of pay relative to other states. Really?

Our teachers did not receive a pay increase because they receive salaries lower than teachers in other states. What are our elected officials thinking?

It seems they write laws and make decisions for the people, but they are above it all.