To answer your question, I will probably never know whether or not I made a difference as a School Board member, but I did try. As a homeowner and as a parent of a child in the Lackawanna School District, I felt it was my obligation to get involved in my community and the school district. Was it worth it? In many ways, yes. Would I do it again? No.
Yes, Cuomo and Collins are multi-millionaires, but that's not the point...it's not whether or not they can "afford" to take a cut in pay, the point is that they chose to do so. Look at all those bank CEO's who got the bailouts..they continued to take their expensive vacations and give themselves bonuses. It left a sour taste in people's mouths. What would be even sweeter is if some of those ga-zillionaire sports heroes took a cut in pay!