The Eternal Flame of Money for Politicians
I write and comment vigorously myself on subjects that are explosive but sometimes another blogger/person writes a dam fine piece of truth and so it deserves then, to be re-blogged again and again.
This is one of those times. So as requested by the author I've shared the article as wide as possible. This blog goes to my twitter account. Simple.
Polly
I've done this in good faith, and in hope I can assist get this important message out regarding "bringing fairness and integrity back to this land".
Politicians Perks : This is a subject close to my own heart and one which I have blogged myself in the past. The Polly Pension, The Companions Golden Goody, The Ticket to Ride, Living on Easy Street. How ever you say it, they are still routing us, the people (public) the providers (taxpayers) of the public purse and they are doing it right in front of our faces and it hurts that people cannot see this.Reblogged from http://www.sosnews.org/
POLITICIAN’S CORRECT – The Age Of Entitlement Is Over
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| Pensioner |
Paying politicians all the perks they get is even less sustainable!
The politicians themselves, in Canberra, brought it up, that “the Age of Entitlements is over”.
The author is asking each addressee to forward this post to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in Australia will have this message. This is one idea that really should be passed around because the rot has to stop somewhere.
Proposals to make politicians shoulder their share of the weight now that the Age of Entitlement is over:
- Scrap political pensions. Politicians can purchase their own retirement plan, just as most other working Australians are expected to do.
- Retired politicians (past, present & future) participate in Centrelink. A Politician collects a substantial salary while in office but should receive no salary when they’re out of office.Terminated politicians under 70 can go get a job or apply for Centrelink unemployment benefits like ordinary Australians.Terminated politicians under 70 can negotiate with Centrelink like the rest of the Australian people.
- Funds already allocated to the Politicians’ retirement fund be returned immediately to Consolidated Revenue.This money is to be used to pay down debt they created which they expect us and our grandchildren to repay for them.
- Politicians will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Politicians pay will rise by the lower of, either the CPI or 3%.
- Politicians lose their privileged health care system and participate in the same health care system as ordinary Australian people. i.e. Politicians either pay for private cover from their own funds or accept ordinary Medicare.
- Politicians must equally abide by all laws they impose on the Australian people.
- All contracts with past and present Politicians men/women are void effective 31/12/14.
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The Australian people did not agree to provide perks to Politicians, that burden was thrust upon them.
Politicians devised all these contracts to benefit themselves.
Serving in Parliament is an honour not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so our politicians should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people, then it will only take three or so days for most Australians to receive the message. Don’t you think it’s time?
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX Parliament and help bring fairness back into this country!
If you wonder why the above individuals are asking for your help look at the figures below.Total Remuneration for office Effect 1 July 2014 (per annum)
- Chief of the Defence Force > $535,100 – $764,420
- Commissioner of Taxation > $518,000 – $740,000
- Chief Executive Officer, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service > $483,840 – $691,200
- Auditor-General for Australia > $469,150 – $670,210
- Australian Statistician > $469,150 – $670,210
Salaries of retired Prime Minister and Politicians Office Additional salary (%) Salary as of 1 July
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| Tony Abbott |
Deputy Prime Minister 105% $400,016
Treasurer 87.5% $365,868
Leader of the Opposition 85.0% $360,990
House of Reps Speaker 75.0% $341,477
Leader of the House 75.0% $341,477
Minister in Cabinet 72.5% $336,599
Parliamentary secretary 25.0% $243,912
Other ministers 57.5% $307,329
Shadow minister 25.0% $243,912
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| Bill Shorten |
Federal Politicians ONLY TOTAL ANNUAL SALARIES (for 150 seats) = $41,694,311 Million – PER YEAR and does not include their expense accounts and perks on the top.
Conclusions:
TOTAL ‘life time’ (20 year) payments, (excluding wages paid while in parliament) = A$833,886,220 – OVER $833 MILLION
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| Julia Gillard |
Should an elected PM serve 4 years and then decide to retire, each year (of the 4 years) will have cost taxpayers an EXTRA Two and a half million bucks a year! A$2,536,690 to be precise.
A 2 year retirement payment cut-off will SAVE our Oz bottom line A$792,201,909 *** NEARLY $800 MILLION.
There are 150 seats in House, minus the 8 above = 142 seats, divided equally for example = 71 each for both shadow and elected ministers.
This example excludes all wages paid while a parliamentarian AND all perks on top of that – travel, hotels, Secretarial staff, speech writers, restaurants, offices, chauffeured limos, security, etc. etc.
150 seats, 20-year payment of A$833,886,220 MILLION less annual salary x 2 years of A$83,388,622. [$41,694,311 x 2]
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” (Doug Larson – English middle-distance runner who won gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, 1902-1981)
YOU’RE RIGHT,
YOU HAVE FOUND WHERE THE CUTS SHOULD BE MADE!
ACTION: Push for a MAX 2 year post retirement payment (give ‘em time to get a real job).
Spread it far and wide folks. People should know.
Dr. Dale Kerwin
School of Education
MT Gravatt Campus Grifffith University
(07) 3735 5884 – fax. (07) 3735 5991
email: d.kerwin@griffith.edu.au
Images @ Eminpee Fotography-office
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