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the rich are getting richer and the poor can eat cake. first move should be to cut out negative gearing.
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the rich are getting richer and the poor can eat cake. first move should be to cut out negative gearing.
Prison time with a bad cell mate is a pretty good disincentive
I vote Greens these days and maybe one day they'll be able to really change the system.And yet the people relying on those services keep voting for the same two parties. Maybe they don't really want things to change.
Talk about a storm in a teacup, it's not like he's adding to his portfolio... He's selling up in Sydney and buying a place in his fiancé's home town.If it’s not unexpected, then why did he buy it?
Answer: He’s an idiot.
There’s a good chance he did not expect the backlash.
He’s either very dense, or totally out of touch.
This will send a few more voters off to the greens or teals.
One of the reasons that politicians are out of touch is because they get paid far too much
I reckon an MP should be paid the median of the electorate they represent.Genuine question then, how much should they be paid?
I reckon an MP should be paid the median of the electorate they represent.
An MP should be a representation of the area.Good luck with that
Victorian Liberal MPs are bound by the party constitution to live in their electorates unless their residences get moved out of their electorates by a redistribution BTW.An MP should be a representation of the area.
If it takes a few MPs earning 65k to belt the real world through thier simple brains then so be it.
Id strip the taxpayer funded cars for suburban MPs to boot. They can buy thier own cars or catch the bus like everyone else.
The problem is the remuneration they get now is clearly causing them to become out of touch with the electorate. To me lived experience is the best experience.You're not going to get better MPs by reducing their remuneration, and no amount of wishing it was different will change that.
The problem is the remuneration they get now is clearly causing them to become out of touch with the electorate. To me lived experience is the best experience.
The median wage in Australia is around 1500 a week.
A backbench MP is on 4000 odd a week.
How does a backbench MP know what cost of living looks like?
How does a backbench MP know what struggling to put food on the table is like?
How does a backbench MP know what mortgage stress looks like?
How does a backbench MP know how difficult it is to rent or buy a house?
How can you fix these things if you've got no clue what it's like? You really can't. Data only tells you so much. If you're sitting comfortable on over 200k a year you're not struggling.
Victorian Liberal MPs are bound by the party constitution to live in their electorates unless their residences get moved out of their electorates by a redistribution BTW.
You're not going to get better MPs by reducing their remuneration, and no amount of wishing it was different will change that.
I am on the record - abolish all allowances, grant MPs a lump sum to operate their offices with no restrictions, and make all claims against that sum publicly disclosable.
They want to employ extra staff? Fine if they have the cash.
They want to spend it on marble coffee tables? Fine, but everyone will find out.
Fixed it for youBe a Liberal PM and this probably doesn't come up.
Well the road will be nice when he goes there at least
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The problem is the remuneration they get now is clearly causing them to become out of touch with the electorate. To me lived experience is the best experience.
The median wage in Australia is around 1500 a week.
A backbench MP is on 4000 odd a week.
How does a backbench MP know what cost of living looks like?
How does a backbench MP know what struggling to put food on the table is like?
How does a backbench MP know what mortgage stress looks like?
How does a backbench MP know how difficult it is to rent or buy a house?
How can you fix these things if you've got no clue what it's like? You really can't. Data only tells you so much. If you're sitting comfortable on over 200k a year you're not struggling.
If it shines a light on all MP's property holdings it would be a good thing but this just looks like a hit job.The last thing I want is poor politicians leading the nation. It's an important job and remuneration should reflect that.
Getting upset over the PM buying a $4million home is really dumb. It just goes to show how petty some people are.