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Politicians aren't that smart. Some of the best people I have had the honor of calling my friends were guys I met in the military. In other nations, a system with corruption and incompetence leads to poor public services. I get that. Reader. People running for office must be able to think critically to come up with a solution when there is a problem. They can elect judges and other government officials, as well as veto legislation. A countrys political system reflects the peoples way of living. People with severe allergies shouldnt eat out, Vacations where you do things aren't enjoyable. No more second jobs, no spending savings, purely living off the minimum wage. Or those willing to become corrupt and accept bribes. and i find it kind of bad that the government will tell people how to pay their employees private property anyone? Kicking your kid out as soon as they turn 18 is abusive. Lastly, congressional pay should be tied to the minimum wage. But there is more to democracy than just voting once every few years. They should earn less than they currently do, but more than minimum wage. I wish there was a way to screen people. So what is your argument? I think a lot of people will say, we agree with that, and then you get to the discussion about what is a reasonable increase. Washington Mayor Vincent Gray in an interview with The Washington Post on Sept. 12. There will be people who will not be in favour of the politicians intentions whether it is good or bad. Writer. Even to a dedicated public servant, lavish gifts from lobbyists will be a whole lot more persuasive when they are eating ramen noodles every night in the two bedroom apartment they share with four other people. And in other roles where the pay is typically less than $15 per hour, such as . The only people who would want to be politicians at that point would be the people who ACTUALLY want to help. Force them to live off minimum wage and watch how many of the scum leave. (LogOut/ I don't believe they should be paid minimum wage considering their job requires a specific set of skills and experience. National. or maybe when they first start out, they get minimal wage, and if they do a good job then get a raise by a vote by the people they represent and if they do a bad job then they get fired no, people should want to help their people no matter what they get paid i'm going to take TL's side on this one. Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, right, speaks during the first Jefferson Parish council meeting in the East Bank Council Chambers with the newly elected members in Elmwood, La. Not really Poor people now are on minimum wage at best, Going to another min wage job surely wouldn't be a problem? Participation requires access. If politicians wages were linked to the minimum wage, it would be 15 pound per hour by now. You are using an out of date browser. Smaller majorities of those in middle- (58%) and upper-income households (55%) say they favor a $15 minimum wage. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. not exactly because there are many businesses that pay many different wages, and already attract certain classes of people. Jr. puts both feet in Mouth, This Aint Your Dads Republican Party Anymore, Bernie Sanders goes after the coolest capitalist of all, Elon Musk. Lower-income adults who favor a $15 minimum wage are divided on the better approach if there is inadequate support in Congress for the proposal this year: 49% say congressional leaders should prioritize any raise to the minimum that can happen this year, while an identical 49% share say leaders should continue working until they pass legislation raising the wage to $15 an hour. They conclude that salary had an insignificant impact on both shirking and attendance. Talker. While Democrats are largely united in their support for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Republicans views differ by household income. I do still think that my salary change would work though. They are after all are supposed to be public servants. Workers With Disabilities Can Earn Just $3.34 An Hour. "The rules say you've got to make this much more than the person who's entered.". with the raise of minimum wage, it won't exactly increase spending but just help with spending in very specific areas. It's quick & easy! Email Blake Paterson at bpaterson@theadvocate.com and follow him on Twitter @blakepater, Jefferson Parish Councilman Mark Spears this week called it shameful that the parishs Personnel Department doesnt recommend increasing the. Or a politician school you had to pass, which taught things like sociology and philosophy. what kind of shit country does that? This just shows how, yes, people do good things all the time without lots of pay or gifts but even MORE people do good things if offered pay or gifts. But even so, all of the people you've mentioned were victims of injustices. Raymond Fisman, Nikolaj A. Harmon, Emir Kamenica, and Inger Munk, Labor Supply of Politicians, Working paper, July 2013. If they are paid by the hour, maybe they will get in there as actually do some work. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,109 U.S. adults in April 2021. But if the employee spends half their time being taught and half their time doing actual produ. Ive recently learned that SC Rep Joe Cunningham voted against Democrats and WITH republicans to vote AGAINST increasing the minimum wage to 15$ an hour. would be able to run, You obviously dont know anything about what politicians actually do lol. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I'm saying that true motivation for change comes from something past profit, and can't be measured by paying these people minimum wage. That is an interesting idea. In doing so, however, he has a go at politicians and their remuneration. Workers with disabilities can be paid less than minimum wage. But this basic American value no longer applies to millions of hardworking Americans because the real value of the federal minimum wage has been allowed to fall sharply over the years. one thing to have to pay for pot holes, it's another thing to have to pay for politicians and poor people. Gives them real incentive to think about the folks that they are supposed to answer to. Parish hires consultant to study pay plan, Jefferson councilman: Its shameful parish department doesnt recommend increasing parish workers minimum wage, The New Orleans City Council ratifies $15 hourly minimum wage for city workers, 'Living wage' rate for city contractors backed by New Orleans City Council; see pay changes. Bribery occurs when someone bribes a government official to make a judgment in their favour. In the United States of America a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it. The politicians that would run for office at minimum wage pay would do it to change things for the better because they surly would not be making lots of money. but we would need to first get them in office, which no smart person will do. They grew up in shit conditions. How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases. More than half of Americans who favor a $15 federal minimum wage (54%) say that if there is not enough congressional support for such an increase this year, Congress should prioritize increasing the wage even if the new wage is significantly less than $15. You say that no one in their right mind would work for minimum wage, but billions of people do it every day. Yet the minimum wage is not enough to realistically live on in this country. Leaving room for only rich people to become politicians. Also the fringe benefits are just out of control. Nowadays, any working class person can aspire to become an elective representative. In order to secure a permit, the company offered the public official a huge amount of money in exchange for the permit. But it is also important to ensure that any one of those people can bring the interests of those workers as well as their own knowledge and experience into the system by which public policy is developed and decided. About three-quarters of Hispanic (76%) and Asian Americans (73%) also favor raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, with 52% of Hispanics and 43% of Asians saying they strongly support the idea. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng pictured here on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. But I have serious concerns about the dangers in undermining the general principle of paying elected representatives well while insisting that they earn their salary by doing the job to the best of their ability. The study, titled The Voters Blunt Tool where they used a game-theory method, claims that when elected officials are paid more, they are more invested in maintaining their jobs and are more willing to promote citizen-friendly legislation. Only one-in-ten Americans in all say that federal minimum wage should remain at the current level of $7.25 an hour. On Behalf of Gus and Millions Like Him Pay Our Carers Properly, Glittering generalities an unaskedquestions. Among those who opposeraising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, a substantial majority (71%) say the federal minimum wage should be increased, but that the standard should be less than $15 an hour; those who hold this view account for 27% of the overall public. Minimum wage laws have never worked in terms of having the middle class attain more prosperity. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told CBS on Feb. 13, [A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. As such it was a position only available to the very wealthy, who then used it to become wealthier. You end up costing jobs from people who are at the bottom rung of the economic ladder. Rep. Paul Ryan on Feb. 13, A full days hard work should be enough to keep you and your family out of poverty. Since the early 1990s the salaries of Australian parliamentarians have generally risen in a similar . For instance, Italian representatives received 144,084 per year, while Hungarian representatives earned a mere 10,080. Pew Research Center conducted this study understand Americans views on raising the standard federal minimum wage. There are more than enough of all resources to go around to everyone, but in the current situation things will go downhill if the slightest thing is changed. Tonight, lets declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. President Barack Obama in the State of the Union on Feb. 12. In addition, they continue to receive the same pay even after they are out of office as part of their retirement plan. Minimum wage may increase again past $13 in February. Politicians need to live the life of a private in the military. Lower-income Republicans (46%) are much more likely than middle- (23%) and upper-income Republicans (18%) to say they favor raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Public policy was thereby systemically skewed to favour the privileged few at the expense of the unrepresented many. Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World, When it comes to raising the minimum wage, most of the action is in cities and states, not Congress, Many U.S. workers are seeing bigger paychecks in pandemic era, but gains arent spread evenly, The U.S. differs from most other countries in how it sets its minimum wage, Most Americans support a $15 federal minimum wage, Two-thirds of Americans favor raising federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Young adult households are earning more than most older Americans did at the same age. Unlike the private sector, in a classified system, "you can't just fix the bottom rung," Lee Sheng noted. All we have is the IQ test, which kind of sucks. It would cause inequality between politicians, which could cause all sorts of problems though. Or just have a lot of politicians who are wealthy instead. I do not see the connection or your logic with pedophiles. Watch how fast everything changes when politicians realize what life on minimum wage really is like. These people earn every single penny they get. If You Want Better Politicians, Pay Them Less, Pay Politicians 500,000 Each per Year and Maybe Wed Get Better Quality MPs, Images of people used under license from Generated Photos. Gov. But, they are often times more smart than janitors and wal-mart cashiers. View all posts by Peter A Bell. The justice and sense and utility of that is plainly apparent. Many people do not realize that many politicians make 6 figures (well over $100,000.00) a year. Users Online Now: 1,919 : Visitors Today: 534,999: Pageviews Today: 2,043,519: Threads Today: 842: Posts Today: 18,151: 10:19 PM : . Being a politician does not require a specific degree or major. Our politicians are supposed to represent their constituents and, in aggregate, to represent society as a whole. So only those people directly affected by horrid conditions are motivated to advocate for change? The comparison with politicians is invidious. Lets implement these changes and see how many of them stick around. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. They would make it a living wage some how. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Some senators, including several Democrats, support a more modest increase in the wage. (+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax Next with the president is the vice president that earns $235,100 per year.A governor is the highest-ranking government official in a state. The point is, one of the priorities of the politicians would become: Making minimum wage a living wage. Entering politics means putting your life in danger as well. Why did a salary hike have the opposite effect intended? The massive social imbalance of a previous era has been largely corrected. This should indeed be greeted with derisiveness, considering Brazil's average per capita GDP is less than. Why should any law maker be allowed anywhere near the stock market, then? Reblogged this on Ramblings of a now 60+ Female. They are in charge of the administration, appointing and dismissing department heads. Spark some discussions! Should people be allowed to become millionaires? ESL Debates 2022 - All rights reserved. We got payed next to nothing, yet the output was amazing. Michigan's minimum wage jumped to $10.10 an hour from $9.87 on Jan. 1, but for the first time in decades, that pay is well below what many employers can even consider offering entry-level workers. Since then, however, the labor market has changed considerably. But the increase didnt similarly influence the reelection decisions of higher-quality MEPs, who had better job prospects outside of politics. Giving MPs a salary was an essential corrective to the grotesque imbalance that inevitably developed when politics was exclusive a rich mans game. When dealing with their employees and constituents, they should also display good analytical, creative, and communication abilities. As well as being committed to helping people, and to representing the interests of your constituents. Half of our congresspeople are millionaires. Lifelong campaigner for the restoration of Scotland's independence. Heres what some of the biggest names in Washington are saying about the topic. My mum teaches little kids and let me tell you what you already knowthe pay sucks. The researchers equate graduates of lower-ranked colleges with lower-quality legislators. It would be cool if societies were willing to do something as drastic as this. So, you should also be open-minded and be able to cope with criticism because as mentioned, people can have a say on how you manage the nation. The combination of mint with ANYTHING food related Just because I paid my bill doesnt mean you stop waiting Websites should be required to have an easily accessible People who tell others how to enjoy their steak should Press J to jump to the feed. With New Orleans offering city workers a wage of at least $15 per hour, Jefferson Parish government is evaluating whether it needs to follow suit in order to remain competitive and help fill hundreds of vacancies in its workforce. The presidency is the highest elected position. If they were paid so little, they would change the monetary system would have to reflect it. Shakespheare is outdated. The state legislators main function is to make a law that caters to the needs of the state. This would also mean politicians would get into to the business for the correct reason. After 90 consecutive days of employment or the employee reaches 20 years of age, whichever comes first, the employee must receive a . Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. If you are ok with minimum wage caliber of candidates, ten sure, pay minimum wage. , we surveyed 5,109 U.S. adults in April 2021 changes and see how many of them stick.! 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