[BITList] Change the Entitlements
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franka at iinet.net.au
Thu Dec 4 14:29:01 GMT 2014
Read all of this, and try not to throw up. What a total mob of
parasites......
A MUST READ:
I absolutely agree, if a pension isn't an entitlement, neither
is theirs.
They keep telling us that paying us an aged pension isn't
sustainable.
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 email to a
minimum of
twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do
likewise.
At least 20 if you can. 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
1. Scrap political pensions.
Politicians can purchase their own retirement plan, just as most
other
working Australians are expected to do.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Politicians will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Politicians pay
will rise by the lower of, either the CPI or 3%.
5. 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.
6. Politicians must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
Australian
people.
7. All contracts with past and present Politicians men/women are
void
effective 31/12/14.
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 agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete
If your wonder why the above individuals are asking for your
help look at
the figures below.
REMUNERATION –
SPECIFIED STATUTORY OFFICES
Date of Effect 1 July 2014
Specified Statutory Office
Base Salary (per annum)
Total Remuneration for office (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
“PAY FREEZE, NOT FAIR. SOB, SOB”
Salaries of retired Prime Minister and Politicians
Office
Additional salary (%)
Salary as of 1 July
Prime Minister
160
$507,338
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
Source: <http://www.remtribunal.gov.au/> Remuneration Tribunal
So if I press all the right buttons, the TOTAL annual wages for
the 150
seats in the Parliament are:
Prime Minister
$507,338
Deputy Prime Minister
$400,016
Treasurer
$365,868
Leader of the Opposition
$360,990
House of Reps Speaker
$341,477
Leader of the House
$341,477
Minister in Cabinet
$336,599
Parliamentary secretary
$243,912
Other ministers*
307,329 x 71 = A$21,820,359
Shadow ministers*
$243,912 x 71 = A$17,317,752
The TOTAL ANNUAL SALARIES (for 150 seats) =
$41,694,311 - PER YEAR!
And that’s just the Federal Politicians, no one else!
For the ‘lifetime’ payment example (below) I used the scenario that:
1. They are paid ‘lifetime’ salaries the same as their last
working year
and
2. After retiring, the average pollie’s life expectancy is an
additional
20 years (which is not unreasonable).
It’s worth remembering that this is EXCLUDING all their other perks!
SO, for a 20 years ‘lifetime’ payment (excluding wages paid while a
Parliamentarian)
Prime Minister @ $507,338 = A$10,146,760
Deputy Prime Minister @ $400,016 = A$8,000,320
Treasurer @ $365,868 = A$7,317,360
Leader of the Opposition @ $360,990 = A$7,219,800
House of Reps Speaker @ $341,477 = A$6,829,540
Leader of the House @ $341,477 = A$6,829,540
Minister in Cabinet @ $336,599 = A$6,731,980
Parliamentary secretary @ $243,912 = A$4,782,240
Other ministers** @ $307,329 = A$6,146,580 x 71 =
A$436,407,180
Shadow ministers** @ $243,912 = A$4,878,240 x 71 =
A$346,355,040
Conclusions:
·
TOTAL ‘life time’ (20 year) payments, (excluding wages paid while in
parliament) = A$833,886,220 –OVER $833 MILLION
·
Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, John Howard, Paul Keating, Malcolm
Fraser, Bob
Hawke, et al, add nauseum,are receiving $10 MILLION + EXTRA at
taxpayer
expense.
·
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 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
ph. 07 3735 5884
fax. 07 3735 5991
email:d.kerwin at griffith.edu.au <mailto:d.kerwin at griffith.edu.au>
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