But even so, all of the people you've mentioned were victims of injustices. This petition will be shared with Rep Cunningham and other interest groups. Epic solution to corruption. 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. In other nations, a system with corruption and incompetence leads to poor public services. Users Online Now: 1,919 : Visitors Today: 534,999: Pageviews Today: 2,043,519: Threads Today: 842: Posts Today: 18,151: 10:19 PM : . Well, its a good thing nothing Ive listed above would affect their ability to help people. Among higher-income adults who support a $15 minimum wage, majorities say the priority for Congress should be to work to increase the minimum wage, even if the new wage is significantly less than $15 an hour. There was a time, not so very long ago, when MPs were not paid. It can also be unfair. A $10-hour minimum wage boosts earnings by $4,000 a year and will put $2.6 billion dollars back into the hands of workers. California Assembly Speaker John Prez on the passage of a bill to increase Californias minimum wage, on Sept. 11, I want people to make a lot more than $9 $9 is not enough. 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. Half of our congresspeople are millionaires. So yes, lowering wages for politicians would solve many problems. What argument are you trying to support, defend, or dispute with this question? If somehow the persons quality of life has skyrocketed after leaving office there should be a proper investigation as to how. We need to vote him out SC. For instance, if you are an important politician that needs to attend a meeting all over the world, you will be able to travel the world for free. He is up for re election in 2020. Florida voters last year overwhelmingly approved the referendum, voting 61 percent to 39 percent to raise the . Which, rather obviously, meant that the independent wealthy were massively over-represented while everyone else was woefully under-represented. From fast-food workers striking last week to lawmakers in Congress debating the minimum wage, income inequality has launched back into the public eye recently. Politicians need to strive to follow their example. Till then, Ill collect as many adventures as possible. New Killer Ad Shows Where the Apple Falls as Don. I worked at McDonalds. Talker. Getting them paid and giving them incentives is the least that we can do for all their sacrifices to make the nation better. 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. Do they deserve that amount? The healthcare sucks. This petition will be shared with Rep Cunningham and other interest groups. Maybe by finding ways to lower cost. That 7.25 an hour here in SC. "[Martin Luther King, Jr.] would want us to celebrate him, his birth and his legacy by acting upon his agenda, by realizing the dream, by making the minimum wage a living wage, by having not just family and medical leave, but paid sick leave for our workers, [and] by having quality, affordable child care so that our families, the power of women can be unleashed in our economy and in our society. Rep. Nancy Pelosi on the 50th Anniversary of MLKs I Have a Dream speech. Answer (1 of 13): I get the premise. The researchers constructed a variable to define shirkingnoting a members voting record as well as how often he or she signed the daily attendance register but then left without attending the legislative session. The president is paid $400,000 a year as commander-in-chief of the country. would be able to run, You obviously dont know anything about what politicians actually do lol. I would suggest, however, that this and other instances of entrenched social inequity will not be more effectively or more speedily corrected by making our democracy work even less well than it does. Every single person who has ever been elected has claimed to be in it for the people. While many other people work using their physical strength daily at work, politicians spend most of their time in their office or attending meetings. 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. Evidently that premise has failed. Smaller majorities of those in middle- (58%) and upper-income households (55%) say they favor a $15 minimum wage. (LogOut/ CreateDebate is a social debate community built around ideas, discussion and democracy. According to BLS surveys, about 392,000 workers earned the minimum wage of $7.25 in 2019 and 1.2 million workers were paid a wage below the federal minimum. Usually, a politician is from a political party, which is a group that shares common beliefs and goals. A pay raise may also be the reason for back pay. I think it actually is counterproductive in many ways. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng said she thinks "everybody's on board with increasing the hourly rate," but it all comes down to cost. In 2009, the European Parliament implemented a flat-salary payment system, and all MEPs began to earn identical annual salaries of 90,000, equal the researchers note, "to 38.5% of a salary of a judge at the European Court of Justice." but we would need to first get them in office, which no smart person will do. 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. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Well, the point is, if the politicians were getting paid minimum wage, the min. A majority of Black adults who favor a $15 standard (55%) say that if there is not sufficient support in Congress for that to pass, congressional leaders should continue to work for a $15 minimum wage even if no minimum wage increase becomes law this year. Like Jefferson, the city has faced an exodus of municipal workers and a slow down in hiring due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. No matter what political position, they should be paid minimum wage. We welcome anyone and everyone to register & become a member of our awesome community. The comparison with politicians is invidious. On one hand, that doubling increased the logarithm of the number of parties that field a candidate by 41% of a standard deviation, thereby providing the voters with a broader choice of political platforms, the researchers write. but, i do think the wages should be low cause i'm tired of getting raped in the ass with taxes. Thats why, since the last time this Congress raised the minimum wage, 19 states have chosen to bump theirs even higher. They have a special role to make our society a better place to live in. I think this would be a good way to make sure that people get into politics to make things change for the better. But that is just another manifestation of systemic social imbalance that is yet to be fully or adequately rectified.). Ghandi and Mother Theresa were shams. Furthermore it would drastically shrink the number of people who run for elections in the exact opposite way you would likely hope for. The only people who would want to be politicians at that point would be the people who ACTUALLY want to help. People can freely express their opinions to the government and influence politics through public protests, signing petitions, lobbying, writing letters, or attending meetings. Half of our congresspeople are millionaires, three of those assholes sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock before the market could crash, When running for office they must divulge to the public, There needs to be a limit on how much money any individual is allowed to donate to a campaign. Chicago Booth Review The researchers equate graduates of lower-ranked colleges with lower-quality legislators. That should alarm you. Have you conducted extensive tests to prove this theory? Still, a majority of lower-income Republicans (54%) say they oppose such an increase. I get that. Those elected before 2004 receive an annual pension of between $150,000 and $200,000 a year. There will be people who will not be in favour of the politicians intentions whether it is good or bad. Giving MPs a salary was an essential corrective to the grotesque imbalance that inevitably developed when politics was exclusive a rich mans game. But that doesn't change the fact of reality - you have to pay whatever it takes to get the caliber of people you want doing the job. Spark some discussions! The case for paying health and social care workers a wage commensurate with the vital nature of the service they provide stands on its own merits. In Brazil, members of Congress are trying to raise their own pay to $187,000 per year. The point is to pay them enough so that they don't take bribes. Without the minimum wage worker, many corporations would not exist. What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. What the data says about abortion in the U.S. Are you in the American middle class? Not really Poor people now are on minimum wage at best, Going to another min wage job surely wouldn't be a problem? They do minimal work on purpose, they only ever fight for the people who pay them the most, they only do it for the paycheck and the pension, and they never feel any type of guilt about it. Republican opinion on this issue is more divided, but a majority of Republicans and Republican leaners - 57% - oppose raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, including nearly three-in-ten (29%) who say they are strongly against it. I would say they should be payed the average income of there district. Their inspirational courage to speak out for themselves, their families and for the growing share of Americas workforce whose pay is too low has captured Americas attention. 53 members of Congress wrote to several restaurant executives, including McDonalds Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson, on Dec. 4, When you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? As for pedophiles, i already made the point. But they shouldnt be allowed to become millionaires and govern society. There was a problem saving your notification. Though, I agree that it would make it significantly worse. Politicians Should Make Minimum Wage | by Dane Hunter | Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. Each pay grade has its own salary range, and employees get paid, in part, based on how long they've been employed. I'd like to see the data that supports your statement that politicians are smarter than janitors and wal-mart cashiers - what is your baseline? No opinion humble. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy. Gov. If you want a more qualified and capable cal. Every American deserves the chance to build a better life for his or her family and raising the minimum wage will provide that opportunity. Sen. Tom Harkin, HELP Committee chairman, in a POLITICO op-ed on June 24, I think it is inflationary. Lastly, you have the problem of corruption. Arguments with the highest score are displayed first. A minimum wage of $4.25 per hour applies to young workers under the age of 20 during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer, as long as their work does not displace other workers. Since then, however, the labor market has changed considerably. Politicians and Celebrities are the WORST tippers. As voters, we elect them to create the laws that all of us must follow, and as taxpayers, we trust them to spend part of our money in ways that benefit all of us. Perhaps this is idealistic but I think that if it were a humble job with a humble income then greedy people would not feel so drawn to it. And why? The $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage is a starvation wage," said Senator Sanders. National. Workers With Disabilities Can Earn Just $3.34 An Hour. Some senators, including several Democrats, support a more modest increase in the wage. Ive recently learned that SC Rep Joe Cunningham voted against Democrats and WITH republicans to vote AGAINST increasing the minimum wage to 15$ an hour. To vote for an argument, use these icons: Debate scores, side scores and tag scores are automatically calculated by an algorithm that primarily takes argument scores into account. How easy would it be to corrupt the government then? But there is more to democracy than just voting once every few years. For the money of course. That aspect of democracy was open only to the independently wealthy. this is a good question, should ALL politicians be paid minimal wage? In the UK, healthcare is delivered free at the point of use, so anyone can go into a Should-Politicians-Be-Paid-For-Their-Work_, 80 ESL Debate Topics About Travel and Tourism, Healthcare is a human right and should be free for everyone, The minimum wage should be increased every year, 60 Controversial Discussion Topics with Teaching Ideas. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. 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. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,109 U.S. adults in April 2021. If they are paid by the hour, maybe they will get in there as actually do some work. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, If You Want Better Politicians, Pay Them Less. To understand this debate it is useful to learn the following words and concepts. According to a study by Professor Emir Kamenica, along with colleagues from Columbia University, Princeton University, and DONG Energy, raising politicians salaries is unlikely to result in better governance. Lots of politicians already have money from their previous jobs as lawyers or private businessmen. It is important that our health and social care workers be properly paid. In our minds we have clear images of what a kindergarten teacher is like, and we have clear images of what a politician is like. Many politicians are already wealthy from careers as lawyers or lesser politicians. Around 334 of the parish's 2,400 classified employees or roughly 14%earn less than $15 per hour, according to a presentation The Archer Group gave before the parish's Personnel Board in October. That is why there are limits to the number of terms a person can serve. Councilmember Byron . In the United States of America a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it. Good job. This might be the actual dumbest post I've ever seen on here lol. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Why? Ours is a representative democracy. In addition, some politicians see politics as a family career or business because of the high amount of money you can get from it. She wishes politicians in Washington, debating whether minimum wage should be $10, $11 or $15 per hour, lived a day like she does with almost two hours on a bus, just to get to work. I can think of only one example of something that brought significant change almost overnight our public health services. In fact, according to the law, 18 USC 3056 the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect: The president and the vice president and their families, cabinet officials, White House chief of staff, and National Security Adviser. 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. Most people will never see this kind of money over their entire lifetimes. However, politics is not supposed to be a career. And how would there be any way of knowing theyre in it for the right reasons? 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. If politicians are doing a service for the reasons they say they are then I say prove it. Will you do the same? Those people that will hate the politicians will take them down verbally but others will physically attack them. Don't get me wrong, I think that all government workers should receive major cuts in pay and benefits, but our leaders making minimum wage? Paid next to nothing, yet they still keep racking up the medals. Maybe when it pays next to nothing, we will get some people in office who aren't doing it for the money. By contrast, 36% of White adults who favor a $15 minimum wage say Congress should keep pressing for that amount. or not at all:) Anonymous Coward User ID: 76122415 United Kingdom 06/25/2018 03:09 AM Report . But politiciansnot market forcesare responsible for setting their own salary levels, one reason why the political labor market veers toward irrationality. Politicians can be elected through voting, which happens in democratic countries or they can be appointed by a leader. Level: Intermediate: B1/B2Running Time: 90 minutes +. Thats wrong. Joe Cunningham ran as a Democrat that I honestly believe is way more conservative than progressive. Jefferson Parish regularly offers its employees salary increases tied to performance. They can elect judges and other government officials, as well as veto legislation. No attitude immutable. These views differ by race and ethnicity, as well as by income. Yes, business' would have to pay their employee's more, but they would also be getting a lot more business because of all the disposable income that everyone will have. Politicians are human too. Learn how your comment data is processed. Many politicians will make over $8,000,000.00 (yes that is 8 million) in just ten years of retirement. After 90 consecutive days of employment or the employee reaches 20 years of age, whichever comes first, the employee must receive a . Of the 3,313 positions Jefferson Parish budgeted for 2023, at least 679 are vacant, Dumas said. A countrys political system reflects the peoples way of living. And the evidence is overwhelmingly positive: Hiking the minimum wage has little or no adverse effect on employment while significantly increasing workers earnings. Paul Krugman in The New York Times on Dec. 2, We are proud to stand with the workers who continue to fight for an economy that works for everyone. What are the common problems or advantages with paying politicians for their work/time? Im sure it has some similar repercussions, but at least they would be less severe, as politicians would make a fair amount more than just minimum wage. If they commit to the job of representing the electorate then that is what they should do. They work for minimum wage because they have to. It is a commitment. Lifelong campaigner for the restoration of Scotland's independence. A politician is someone who contributes to how the country is managed. business owners, lawyers, old pensioners, etc.) But if you give them nothing, they will be able to sympathize and understand the problems of the people, especially the poor if they have experienced the reality of it. Councilmember Byron Lee speaks at a Jefferson Parish Council meeting in Gretna on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Reblogged this on Ramblings of a now 60+ Female. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Centers American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. Why did a salary hike have the opposite effect intended? Everything sucks but she still takes the job because she loves to teach children. These people earn every single penny they get. Pedophiles were victims should we give them power? It should be a commitment. 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. At that point only established people who can rely on other incomes (e.g. No extras. And in other roles where the pay is typically less than $15 per hour, such as . Anyways, I no longer think only raising the minimum wage is going to solve much by itself. Not so little that you can't pay rent, much less your other bills with a month's rent. As well as other services like security, education, and health. No more second jobs, no spending savings, purely living off the minimum wage. Do it for minimum wage. For instance, Italian representatives received 144,084 per year, while Hungarian representatives earned a mere 10,080. To realize how important it is that the people who run a country do so with the best intentions. In fact, they earn way more than they get. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) told MSNBCs Alex Wagner on Dec. 5. Politicians are public servants, hence the main mission of their political activity must be to benefit the people. That is an interesting idea. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''. Different jobs can be equally important for very different reasons. White adults, by contrast, are divided: 51% favor raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour including just 30% who strongly favor it while 48% oppose it. To learn more about the CreateDebate scoring system, check out the, When you are ready to voice your opinion, use the. In addition, working as a politician you get almost everything for free. If it were just money, then it would be a breeze to catch these rats, Everyone knows that politicians make their money by doing favors for people illegally. The IRS should conduct routine audits into the finances of former politicians. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. According to a study, raising politicians salaries is unlikely to result in better governance. But on the other hand, the raise highlighted a dividesome politicians, namely those from lower-ranked schools, were more influenced by money. They can seek the privileges of power and influence that come with political posts in government at their own expense if they want them. If they are getting paid for their work, that is one of their motivations to serve their people better even if they are in a difficult situation. Absolutely. They represent 1.9% of the 82.3 million . Jerry Brown in a signing statement for a bill to increase California's minimum wage to $10 an hour, on Sept. 11 "The real winner here is the economy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. with the raise of minimum wage, it won't exactly increase spending but just help with spending in very specific areas. The president is in command of the military and has the power to reject or approve the legislation. They could find a similar level of power and control elsewhere while having more money. Entering politics means putting your life in danger as well. A political system that functions well has excellent public services such as health and education. And since politicians are generally made out to be selfish and all that (who knows if it's true for all of 'em? It is not necessary to portray others as undeserving in order to enhance that case. Being a politician is indeed a tough job. 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. I felt this needed a response. Do we need ambitious representatives? We raise that minimum wage and we move forward with the vision of this president that we have, which is everyone pays their fair share. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Aug. 26, The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. In June, the parish hired The Archer Company,a South Carolina-based human resources consulting firm, to conduct a top-to-bottom review of its pay plan and determine the feasibility of raising its hourly minimum wage. This is what we called a political dynasty wherein members of the same family are elected to various offices in the same order or at the same time to preserve their wealth and power. In nursing assistant roles, where EPI reports the median pay is $14.26 per hour, women make up 88.9% of the workforce. Our current money system has failed. Oftentimes when you have the federal government or others step in and start to raise minimum wage, what happens is you take away or reduce some peoples opportunity to grab the bottom rung of the economic ladder to get the opportunities and the skills that you need to move up that economic ladder. Kevin Madden on CNNs State of the Union on Dec. 1, I think the minimum wage will be the centerpiece of the State of Union. Politicians get around this by going from office to office and from state to state. (+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries. A Tory candidate has been filmed telling a hustings event that people with learning disabilities should be paid less than minimum wage as 'they don't understand money'. Here are the questions used for the report, along with responses, and its methodology. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The case for paying health and social care workers a wage commensurate with the vital nature of the service they provide stands on its own merits. Our ELECTED need to see what we think of them collectively. It's not like they're flipping burgers, guys. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. Wages have increased due to worker shortages, pushing entry-level jobs to $15 an hour or more. According to reports, a man entered Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, south Essex, on Friday and attacked Amess while he was having surgery with residents. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, full-time elected lawmakers at the state level earn an average of $75,415 per year while part-timers earn $12,838 per year. The president is in command of the military and has the power to reject or approve the legislation. explain your answer please. 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. Thinker. I cooked. The problem is you cant do that by mandating it in the minimum wage laws. For example, David Amess, a British Member of Parliament, was stabbed many times at a meeting with constituents in a church in eastern England. The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) has a high-profile personal protection duty inside the State Department, which is highlighted whenever the Secretary of State goes abroad. There will be more corruption if politicians are not getting paid for their work. We got payed next to nothing, yet the output was amazing. In addition, being a politician is working with your brain. It's a lot harder to refuse thousands of dollars in bribe money when you're living a tiny apartment vs living in a mansion. I sure love being able to bribe a politician with a couple hundred bucks! They are in charge of the administration, appointing and dismissing department heads. Gives them real incentive to think about the folks that they are supposed to answer to. The Archer Group, which the parish hired on a contract not to exceed $100,000, is expected to issue additional recommendations on updating the parish's classified pay plan in March or April, Dumas said. In addition, they continue to receive the same pay even after they are out of office as part of their retirement plan. However, if youre a mayor earning the national average salary, youll make around $56,000 each year. If someone could become a millionaire teaching little kids, how many more people would apply for the job? If this is your first time checking out a debate, here are some quick tips to help get you started: I think everyone should be able to live off of the least paying jobs we have. Some of them receive tons of gifts from the people who admire them. 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