We can no longer afford our  "go-along-to-get-along" legislative body steeped in secrecy, awash in revenues, and seemingly more dedicated to being in power and drawing a check for life than in resolving state issues. Of course they should be fairly compensated; however, that compensation must be linked to productivity.  

 If they are not going to restrict the number of bills and resolutions allowed per legislator or require a minimum number of co-sponsors then they must deal with all the legislation before them and resolve each piece of legislation by passage, defeat, formal combination with similar legislation or withdrawal by the primary sponsor.  Perhaps each bill or resolution introduced should represent a fraction of their compensation and if that legislation is not resolved as stated above  then their pay will be reduced accordingly.  If they don't want to do the job then they should find another line of work.