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Bill: Lower politicians salary
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fronte Monarchico
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 4426
Description[?]:
| President Cagliani Stefano: While it is more than fair that politicians are entitled to a salary while in office since this allows everyone and not just the rich to take part in the political life of the country, what it's not fair is the fact that this salary far exceed the one of average people, this is unjust and also create resentment among citiziens who start to see politicians as enemies, while at the same time promoting politics as a career rather than a service to the nation and it's people. Therefore we propose to adjust these salaries to match the average ones of normal people to end the unbalance. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively large salary.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:34:04, July 18, 2018 CET | From | Nuova Unione | To | Debating the Lower politicians salary |
| Message | Sad al-Ozer, ULD Chairperson This bill is bad. And you know that very well; for the possibility of it being proposed in the future, I even created a list of why it it bad: It will increase corruption Specialists in non-political positions will earn less, which will make our resorts less efficient People will wait longer to enter politics, which will reduce political innovation There will be a reduced amount of politicians overall, as some will not want to become active politicians due to the low pay, and will instead limit themselves to being apart of a party/movement, rather than running for a position We asked our voters about this, and the ULD voters support our politicians earning more. The fact that someone does something out of passion does not mean that they can't earn a lot. Instead of punishing people for pursuing their love of politics, we should reward them for their service, that is the most natural and fair thing in the world. Don't act as if politicians are "normal people"; we were chosen by the people to represent their interests and to lead the country. We are the servants of the people moreso than the average citizen; we shape this country, we lead this; we have to be more responsible for our actions than most, and we must also be more active. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 133 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 247 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
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