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“Why N.Y. Lawmakers Think They Deserve a $50,000 Raise” is a New York Times news analysis article written by Jesse McKinley on 9 December 2018. The concept of legislators to give themselves a salary increase is always problematic in many states since the lawmakers must prove beyond reasonable doubt they deserve the salary increment. Therefore, McKinley set out to analyze the recommendations made by the special committee towards increasing the Albany lawmakers’ salary from the current 79500 dollars a year to about 130000 dollars a year by 2021 (McKinley). The article is informative and credible because it is organized as well as provides both sides of the argument.
The article is well written and organized logically. The author begins by outlining two important arguments of why the Albany lawmakers do not deserve an increase in pay. The first point is in regards to the public reputation of the Albany legislators, which has been tarnished by their corruption scandals, sexual reports harassments, groping as well as other ugly behaviors. The second important point is that the state legislature only meets from January to June, which labels them as part-time legislators (McKinley). In the second part of the article, the author highlights why the Albany lawmakers deserve the pay increase. Surprisingly, the salary of the Albany lawmakers has not been changed for the past 20 years, which makes the salary increase justifiable (McKinley). Indeed, the ideas in the article are organized, which enables the reader to understand the arguments made by the author.

Such an order of information makes it effective for communicating with the reader.
Furthermore, the article provides the reasons for and against the increment of salary for the Albany lawmakers. In doing so, the article does a commendable job to avoid bias. Avoiding bias is essential for an article because it gives the information more credibility. The author also incorporates various statistical information such as compensation commission that ranges from 9000 to 34000 dollars a year (McKinley). The statistics help to inform the reader more and give the article more credibility. Indeed, the report provides an excellent platform for the ongoing debate concerning whether lawmakers deserve an increase in pay or not.
Conclusion
The article is informative and credible because it is organized as well as provides both sides of the argument. By outlining the arguments for and against the increment of salary for the Albany lawmakers, the article informs the reader since it well organized. Moreover, the statistics are given as well as the arguments for and against the increment of salary give the piece more credibility.
Works Cited
McKinley, Jesse. “Why N.Y. Lawmakers Think They Deserve a $50,000 Raise.” Breaking News, World News & Multimedia – The New York Times, 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/nyregion/ny-state-senate-assembly-salary.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage.