[BITList] The Age Of Entitlement Is Over & The "Fabulously" Rich Watch Out For Big Brother
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franka at iinet.net.au
Mon Jun 29 06:52:01 BST 2015
Author : 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
*Subject: Change the Entitlements
*
I absolutely agree, if a pension isn't an entitlement, neither is it
for politicians. They keep telling us that paying us an aged
pension isn't sustainable. So then, 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. 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 as Politicians can purchase their own
retirement plan, just as most other working Australians are expected
to do.
2. Retired politicians (past, present & future) should 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 must
be returned immediately to Consolidated Revenue. This money can be
used to pay down debt Politicians created which they expect us and
our grandchildren to repay for them.
4. Politicians no longer vote themselves a pay raise as Politicians
pay should rise by the lower of, either the CPI or 3%.
5. Politicians should 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.
NOTE: 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 CAN FIX our Parliament and help bring *_fairness_*
back into this country!
If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.
If you wonder why concerned Australians 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
/*
*YOU’RE RIGHT, YOU HAVE FOUND WHERE THE CUTS SHOULD BE MADE!
ACTION:* Push for a MAX 2 year post retirement payment /(which
will give them time to get a REAL JOB).
/
Spread it far and wide folks. People should know.
*/“PAY FREEZE, NOT FAIR. SOB, SOB”/*
*_Salaries of RETIRED Prime Minister and Politicians
_OfficeAdditional salary (%)Salary as of 1 July 2014
*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: Remuneration Tribunal./<http://www.remtribunal.gov.au/
<http://www.remtribunal.gov.au/>>
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
*
EACH previous Prime Ministers including Gillard, Rudd, Howard,
Keating, Fraser, Hawke, /et al,/ /ad nauseum, /are receiving *$10
MILLION + _EXTRA_* at taxpayer expense.
Should an elected PM serve 4 years and then retire, each year (of
the 4 years) will have cost taxpayers an EXTRA _Two and a half
million dollars per year!_ A$2,536,690.
*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 which include:
Travel
Hotels
Secretarial Staff
Speech Writers
Restaurants
Offices
Chauffeured Limos
Security
Etc, Etc, Etc...........
The present parliament of 150 seats will receive 20-year payments
ofA$833,886,220 less their 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)
/
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
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*WE SUPPORT DOCTOR DALE KERWIN ALL THE WAY TO CUT OFF ALL
POLITICIAN’S ENTITLEMENTS
**
ASAP
Australian Senior Action Party
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