Pollies Pay rise

[icytailmark (Mark)]

if pollies can give themselves a pay rise then why cant pensioners get a payrise?

[Rodstar (Rod)]

Originally Posted by icytailmark

if pollies can give themselves a pay rise then why cant pensioners get a payrise?

Fortunately there aren't nearly as many pollies as there are pensioners....

[TrevorW]

Everyone who objects write to

http://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm

My words to the PM

I do not think it is morally or ethically fair that politicians should in this time of global financial crisis under the guise of a tribunal even consider ways of doubling their pay packets when every other worker, pensioner or the like in Australia is forced to accept pay rises at CPI or marginally higher rates. The silent majority of Australians would find this move repulsive in light of the many Government fiasco's that have occurred in recent times. In private enterprise wage rises are often based on performance and/or sacrifice yet I as an Australian voter a taxpayer who as your employer which you are ultimately responsible to have found little worth merit in your Governments performance over the last 4 years. I duly ask that you and the parliament reject any pay rise at this point of time and work as a team for the betterment of the Australian people.

[leon]

Hi Trevor, well I just did that, hope it helps.

Leon

[dj gravelrash (Dino)]

I am all for politicians getting well paid. There are many captains of industry male and female that are extremely well educated that would be ideal pollies. They wouldnt leave there current professions due to pollies low pay. It is true pay peanuts get monkeys.
Its the same with school teachers. Imagine if their pay was doubled? The improved education outcomes for students and the country over time would be huge.

[TrevorW]

Originally Posted by dj gravelrash

I am all for politicians getting well paid. There are many captains of industry male and female that are extremely well educated that would be ideal pollies. They wouldnt leave there current professions due to pollies low pay. It is true pay peanuts get monkeys.
Its the same with school teachers. Imagine if their pay was doubled? The improved education outcomes for students and the country over time would be huge.

School teachers in WA are some of the highest paid in Australia and yet it is difficult to attract and retain teachers due to numerous factors to long to go into here and nothing to do with their qualifications to teach.

Also there are plenty of well qualified business people earning just as much as our pollies only a few of them earn often exorbitant high pay packets.

Remember the PM gets paid $350 000 a year plus perks which propbaly amount to at least another $150 000 so $500 000 to me this isn't peanuts and look at their pension plans most of us would die to have.

So no we got monkeys because thats what we voted in and like PeterW said most Australians are apathetic when in comes to politics.

[Jen]

Pollie want a cracker
this is all way above my head lol

[marki]

CEO's make money, politicians squander it on whatever they think will get them votes at the next election. If they want similar pays they should be tied to performance based criteria like anyone else and if they do not meet targets they should only recieve a minimal base pay. They could make a great start by behaving like adults in parliment rather then like chidren in a sand pit. Same goes with wars. If we are drawn into a war it can only be due to politicians failing to negotiate properly and as such they should be the first sent into battle not all the young kids that get sent to be shot to pieces whilst these swine sit back and pretend to show remorse and sorrow. The whole system makes me sick.

Mark

[GrahamL]

so if maybe if we pay them bananas instead of peanuts we get better monkeys... but arn't they still monkeys ?

[takdriver (Graeme)]

I am with jenchris. end of story.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Originally Posted by marki

not all the young kids that get sent to be shot to pieces whilst these swine sit back and pretend to show remorse and sorrow. The whole system makes me sick.

Mark

Marki ..... Absolutely " spot on " .... pretend to show remorse and sorrow. The whole system makes me sick. .... " lip service " is all it is ... putting on a " mournful " appearance for the Australian Public on TV when a young man or possibly a father is killed in a war.... it's all a show of hypocrisy as far as I'm concerned ...they have no real regard at all ... you know why ... because it doesn't affect them the slightest.

If I went and asked them 2 weeks later ... what was the name of the young digger killed just recently ..... my bet is ... you will get a " blank " look on their face

That's my 2 " bobs " worth on the matter.

Flash.

[Ric]

I've been waiting since February for my 3.5% pay rise. The local govenment here wants to argue every point and drag it out.

On top on that they will only backdate it to July as well.

[DJDD]

I am not sure that politicians are paid poorly or not.
For running an electorate? I have never spoken to my local member btu have written and not received a reply.

oh, and every Chinese new Year my wife receives a Chinese New year card because she has a chinese surname...she does not even practice chinese new year!

[DJDD]

Originally Posted by dj gravelrash

I am all for politicians getting well paid. There are many captains of industry male and female that are extremely well educated that would be ideal pollies. They wouldnt leave there current professions due to pollies low pay. It is true pay peanuts get monkeys.

and

Originally Posted by rodstar

I recall speaking with a successful person in my industry (legal) who had been approached to go into state politics. He was struggling with the reality that he would be taking a huge pay cut to go into politics. It was too big a drop for him to bear, and in the end he decided against it.

the comments above, and others, suggesting that high paid executives would not leave their positions to become politicians just shows me that everyone would be in it for the money. There would be no guarantee of better outcomes.
If these "captains of industry" really cared about becoming politicians they would have done so. and lets' face it, surely they would have saved some money by now so the reduction in pay shoudl not botherthem too much...

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Nothing more to see here.

Move on