by Petrolheadia » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:30 pm
by Canadensia » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:33 pm
by The Blaatschapen » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:34 pm
by Stormaen » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:35 pm
by Stormaen » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:38 pm
The blAAtschApen wrote:Heh
https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkenendenorm
(Semi) public officials in NL are discouraged from earning more than 130% of a minister's salary.
by The Blaatschapen » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:40 pm
Canadensia wrote:No, if anything it should be lowered.
Elected politicians should have a livable wage, nothing more. Their duty is to serve their country, not make a career out of their position.
by Roosevetania » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:41 pm
by Petrolheadia » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:46 pm
Roosevetania wrote:No, their job is to serve and to lead. The point is not to make a quick buck. Leaders shouldn't make tons of money off the backs of the people they serve. Plus, how could a President/Prime Minister/etc. come close to understanding the plight of their nation's poor and middle class if they are raking in millions? Leaders shouldn't make tons of money off the backs of the people they serve. Furthermore, the "disincentivizing" argument doesn't make sense, as, as some people have already noted, the money is not the incentive to run for office in the first place.
by Canadensia » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:51 pm
The blAAtschApen wrote:Canadensia wrote:No, if anything it should be lowered.
Elected politicians should have a livable wage, nothing more. Their duty is to serve their country, not make a career out of their position.
And this way they're easily bribable by foreign countries.
No, public officials should earn decently enough to not have money as a concern to be corrupt relative to their responsibilities. Hence why former POTUSes still get paid. To ensure their financial stability in order that money is not a concern.
by Trumptonium1 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:59 pm
by Pope Joan » Fri Jun 08, 2018 2:36 pm
by Isilanka » Sat Jun 09, 2018 1:06 am
by Right wing humour squad » Sat Jun 09, 2018 1:09 am
by Great Minarchistan » Sat Jun 09, 2018 1:11 am
by Ifreann » Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:28 am
by Risottia » Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:59 am
The blAAtschApen wrote:Canadensia wrote:No, if anything it should be lowered.
Elected politicians should have a livable wage, nothing more. Their duty is to serve their country, not make a career out of their position.
And this way they're easily bribable by foreign countries.
No, public officials should earn decently enough to not have money as a concern to be corrupt relative to their responsibilities. Hence why former POTUSes still get paid. To ensure their financial stability in order that money is not a concern.
by Great Minarchistan » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:19 am
Ifreann wrote:The people running the country are doing one of the most important jobs in the country. So it follows that they should be among the most highly compensated.
by Chan Island » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:46 am
Conserative Morality wrote:"It's not time yet" is a tactic used by reactionaries in every era. "It's not time for democracy, it's not time for capitalism, it's not time for emancipation." Of course it's not time. It's never time, not on its own. You make it time. If you're under fire in the no-man's land of WW1, you start digging a foxhole even if the ideal time would be when you *aren't* being bombarded, because once you wait for it to be 'time', other situations will need your attention, assuming you survive that long. If the fields aren't furrowed, plow them. If the iron is not hot, make it so. If society is not ready, change it.
by Ifreann » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:57 am
Big Jim P wrote:Politicians at all levels should not be paid (including benefits) any more than the median income of their constituency.
by Terra Novae Libero » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:09 am
by Ifreann » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:46 am
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