This video news clip by WTAE.TV 4 in Pittsburgh is very revealing concerning state legislators that receive outside income from organizations that also benefit from the committee work they do as an elected official.

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Mike Veon D-Beaver County was charged this week. According to Attorney General Tom Corbett, "The grand jury determined that a group controlled by Veon--the Beaver Initiative for Growth was established primarily for the personal and political benefit of Mike Veon "Every dollar received and spent by the Beaver Initiative for Growth was from the taxpayers of Pennsylvania," said Corbett.

One example was a $1 million no-bid contract that Veon awarded to a company, described in the indictment as a major Democratic contributor. A month later, the company hired Veon's brother to a $160,000 a year job. But the indictment says there was no public benefit. Veon was another member of a system that awards power to long-term state legislators. He is just one of many that prove even good people with good intentions can fall into a trap of corrupt behavior when given too much power. 

Don't you think it is time to ask people to serve for a few terms than go back to the private sector so they can remember what it is like to make a living in the real world? To respond to this question--click here.

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