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Bill: Lex Tiburtia de Politicorum Salariis
Details
Submitted by[?]: Factio Republicana Socialistica
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: September 4476
Description[?]:
| Tiburtian Law on the Salaries of Politicians Senators, We believe that, given the central importance of the Senate and the central governing bodies of the Republic in determining public policy and exercising popular sovereignty, it is essential to ensure that those who posses high offices should receive adequate compensation for their efforts, in order to attract competent candidates and ensure that not only those with the wealth and resources to participate in politics have the ability to pursue a political career. If the Republic is to continue to have capable men and women in government we must ensure that, after sacrificing their privacy, leisure, and family time these people do not also have to make a financial sacrifice, and that those politicians that lack financial means are not as a consequence forced to resort to legal or illegal corruption. We thus call for the full compensation of all expenses incurred by all Senators, Ministers, Praetors, and Provincial legislators, paralleling the generous compensation granted to municipal officials (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=582828). Under this proposal high officials will be provided with a reasonable salary correlated to national economic performance, as well as in-kind allowances, including child support, travel, postage, housing, and salaries for staff members. All salaries and allowances must be transparently published, except for information judged to be sensitive or a matter of national security. No family member of the public official may be employed as a staff member. Improper submission of expense claims shall be considered false accounting and may be prosecuted as such. Cyprianus Tiburtius Numitor Senator |
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 average salary.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively large salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government have all their expenses paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:26:23, October 27, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Lex Tiburtia de Politicorum Salariis |
| Message | Senators, To find truly committed people, these people should not be motivated by their prospects of economic gain. It is a basic rule that Factio Republicana seems to have forgotten. This law will lead to mediocre entries into politics, which will lead to devaluation and loss of trust in institutions. In addition, this law will ostensibly increase the cases of corruption and misuse of public money, no matter how many obstacles are tried by those same people who will lead. Irus Moraiti Orator of IMCS |
| Date | 18:00:16, October 27, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Lex Tiburtia de Politicorum Salariis |
| Message | Senators, High salaries for political leaders, if transparently provided, are empirically correlated with good governance and economic development. That is an observed fact. Another fact is that people are naturally selfish and inclined towards evil, so they need either coercion or reward to act with virtue; since it is impractical to coerce people to run for public office, reward is the appropriate solution. It is also a fact that poor people are rarely inclined towards political participation, a time and resource consuming endeavor. If we want our political system to offer descriptive representation of our population, we must make it easier for working-class Selucians to pursue a political career. All these arguments point towards the necessity of adequate compensation for those that dedicate their time and effort for the common good. Cyprianus Tiburtius Numitor Senator |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 328 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 335 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 87 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "In politics, stupidity is not a handicap." - Napoleon Bonaparte |