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Feb 7th, 2015 at 1:49pm
 
This was posted online yesterday

As it's too large to fit into a single post, it continues in a second & third post below this


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PLEASE READ AND PASS ON


Author : Dr Dale Kerwin School of Education MT Gravatt Campus, Grifffith University Ph. 07 3735 5884 | fax. 07 3735 5991 | email: d.kerwin@griffith.edu.au

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Change the Entitlements I absolutely agree, if a pension isn't an entitlement, neither is theirs.

They keep telling us that paying us an aged pension isn't sustainable. Paying politicians all the perks they get is even less sustainable! The politicians themselves, in Canberra, brought it up, that the Age of Entitlements is over:

The author is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in Australia will have this message. This is one idea that really should be passed around because the rot has to stop somewhere.

Proposals to make politicians shoulder their share of the weight now that the Age of Entitlement is over:

1.      Scrap political pensions. Politicians can purchase their own retirement plan, just as most other working Australians are expected to do.

2.      Retired politicians (past, present & future) participate in Centrelink. A Politician collects a substantial salary while in office but should receive no salary when they're out of office.

Terminated politicians under 70 can go get a job or apply for Centrelink unemployment benefits like ordinary Australians.

Terminated politicians under 70 can negotiate with Centrelink like the rest of the Australian people.


3. Funds already allocated to the Politicians' retirement fund be returned immediately to Consolidated Revenue. This money is to be used to pay down debt they created which they expect us and our grandchildren to repay for them.

4.      Politicians will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Politicians pay will rise by the lower of, either the CPI or 3%.

5.      Politicians lose their privileged health care system and participate in the same health care system as ordinary Australian people. I.e. Politicians either pay for private cover from their own funds or accept ordinary Medicare.

6.      Politicians must equally abide by all laws they impose on the Australian people.

7.      All contracts with past and present Politicians men/women are void effective 31/12/14.


The Australian people did not agree to provide perks to Politicians, that burden was thrust upon them.

Politicians devised all these contracts to benefit themselves.

Serving in Parliament is an honour not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so our politicians should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people, then it will only take three or so days for most Australians to receive the message. Don't you think it's time?

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX Parliament and help bring fairness back into this country!

If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.

If you wonder why the above individuals are asking for your help look at the figures below.

REMUNERATION – SPECIFIED STATUTORY OFFICES Date of Effect 1 July 2014 Specified Statutory Office Base Salary (per annum) Total Remuneration for office (per annum)

Chief of the Defence Force >
$535,100 - $764,420


Commissioner of Taxation >   
$518,000 - $740,000


Chief Executive Officer, Australian Customs And Border

Protection Service
>   
$483,840 - $691,200


Auditor-General for Australia
$469,150 - $670,210


Australian Statistician > $469,150 - $670,210 “PAY FREEZE, NOT FAIR. SOB, SOB”

Salaries of retired Prime Minister and Politicians Office Additional salary (%) Salary as of 1 July


Prime Minister 160   
$507,338


Deputy Prime Minister 105   
$400,016


Treasurer 87.5   
$365,868


Leader of the Opposition 85.0   
$360,990


House of Reps Speaker 75.0   
$341,477


Leader of the House 75.0   
$341,477

Minister in Cabinet 72.5   
$336,599

Parliamentary secretary 25.0   
$243,912


Other ministers 57.5 
$307,329


Shadow minister 25.0 
$243,912


Source: Remuneration Tribunal



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Reply #1 - Feb 7th, 2015 at 1:54pm
 
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So if I press all the right buttons, the TOTAL annual wages for the 150 seats in the Parliament are:

Prime Minister $507,338

Deputy Prime Minister $400,016

Treasurer $365,868

Leader of the Opposition $360,990

House of Reps Speaker $341,477

Leader of the House $341,477

Minister in Cabinet $336,599

Parliamentary secretary $243,912

Other ministers* 307,329 x 71 = A$21,820,359 Shadow ministers* $243,912 x 71 = A$17,317,752


The TOTAL ANNUAL SALARIES (for 150 seats) = $41,694,311 - PER YEAR! And that’s just the Federal Politicians, no one else!


For the ‘lifetime’ payment example (below) I used the scenario that:

1. They are paid ‘lifetime’ salaries the same as their last working year and

2. After retiring, the ’average’ pollie’s life expectancy is an additional 20 years (which is not unreasonable).


It’s worth remembering that this is EXCLUDING all their other perks!


SO, for a 20 years ‘lifetime’ payment (excluding wages paid while a Parliamentarian)


Prime Minister @ $507,338 = A$10,146,760

Deputy Prime Minister @ $400,016 = A$8,000,320

Treasurer @ $365,868 = A$7,317,360

Leader of the Opposition @ $360,990 = A$7,219,800

House of Reps Speaker @ $341,477 = A$6,829,540

Leader of the House @ $341,477 = A$6,829,540

Minister in Cabinet @ $336,599 = A$6,731,980

Parliamentary Secretary @ $243,912 = A$4,782,240

Other ministers** @ $307,329 = A$6,146,580 x 71 = A$436,407,180

Shadow ministers** @ $243,912 = A$4,878,240 x 71 = A$346,355,040



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Conclusions:

TOTAL ‘life time’ (20 year) payments, (
[b]excluding wages paid while in parliament
) = A$833,886,220 – OVER $833 MILLION

Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, John Howard, Paul Keating, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, et al, ad nauseum, are receiving $10 MILLION + EXTRA at taxpayer expense.


Should an elected PM serve 4 years and then decide to retire, each year (of the 4 years) will have cost taxpayers an EXTRA Two and a half million bucks a year! A$2,536,690 to be precise.


A 2 year retirement payment cut-off will SAVE our Oz bottom line A$792,201,909 *** NEARLY $800 MILLION.

There are 150 seats in House, minus the 8 above = 142 seats, divided equally for example = 71 each for both shadow and elected ministers. --- This example excludes all wages paid while a parliamentarian AND all perks on top of that - travel, hotels, Secretarial staff, speech writers, restaurants, offices, chauffeured limos, security, etc. etc.

150 seats, 20-year payment of A$833,886,220 less annual salary x 2 years of A$83,388,622. [$41,694,311 x 2]


Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” Doug Larson (English middle-distance runner who won gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, 1902-1981)


YOU’RE RIGHT, YOU HAVE FOUND WHERE THE CUTS SHOULD BE MADE! ACTION: Push for a MAX 2 year post retirement payment (give ‘em time to get a real job).


Spread it far and wide folks. People should know.
Dr Dale Kerwin School of Education MT Gravatt Campus Grifffith University ph. 07 3735 5884 fax. 07 3735 5991 email: d.kerwin@griffith.edu.au
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Reply #3 - Feb 7th, 2015 at 2:48pm
 
brilliant post .... agree 100%. Pollies should not receive any government benefits after they've left office. Most of them will easily secure lucrative positions anyway.
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Reply #4 - Feb 7th, 2015 at 3:03pm
 
well it is just another email....what can we poor mortals do?? not a thing...oh yep we can whinge somehow that doesnt seem to frighten them Roll Eyes

Dr Dale Kerwin.Griffith University.. didnt mention his own salary and WHO pays it...I wonder what super package he has attacked to his contract???....

its just a thought.,..Pollies are easy game.. and yes the gravy train needs derailing at all cost....but we do not have any power....and the pollies are not the HIGHEST PAID in the land either....check your local councils....

we have a huge burden of bureaucracy  in this country...

stop telling us about it.. we know.....tell us what we can do about it..
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Reply #5 - Feb 7th, 2015 at 3:50pm
 
Either it was written years ago or the author hasn't got a clue.

John Howard abolished the old "salary for life" pension scheme for new MPs as of the 2001 election. It only affects the MPs who were elected prior to then.

These days they're like the rest of us and have to rely on super.
Even the Gold Pass for travel was abolished for new MPs a couple of years ago.
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Reply #6 - Feb 7th, 2015 at 10:04pm
 
Politicians are paid peanuts compared to some in the public service. University chancellors get around $1 million a year.
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Reply #7 - Feb 7th, 2015 at 11:19pm
 
Curiously the author didn't mention what Dr Dale Kerwin School of Education MT Gravatt Campus salary is?  Huh
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Reply #8 - Feb 8th, 2015 at 8:49am
 
Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Feb 7th, 2015 at 10:04pm:
Politicians are paid peanuts compared to some in the public service. University chancellors get around $1 million a year.


and once they retire the university stops paying them ...

besides, the real money in politics is in all the behind the scenes handshakes and back room deals with the big business
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Reply #9 - Feb 8th, 2015 at 10:13am
 
Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Feb 7th, 2015 at 10:04pm:
Politicians are paid peanuts compared to some in the public service. University chancellors get around $1 million a year.


Swagman wrote on Feb 7th, 2015 at 11:19pm:
Curiously the author didn't mention what Dr Dale Kerwin School of Education MT Gravatt Campus salary is?  Huh


Strange that you would both choose academics to compare salaries with. Considering they get paid peanuts compared to those in the private business world it is a bit of an ideological own goal.

Ian Narev CEO of the Commonwealth Bank gets paid $7.8m a year. All for running a Bank with a 100 year old brand that thanks to a government guarantee has pretty much a license to print money.
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Reply #10 - Feb 9th, 2015 at 6:03am
 
The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 8th, 2015 at 10:13am:
Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Feb 7th, 2015 at 10:04pm:
Politicians are paid peanuts compared to some in the public service. University chancellors get around $1 million a year.


Swagman wrote on Feb 7th, 2015 at 11:19pm:
Curiously the author didn't mention what Dr Dale Kerwin School of Education MT Gravatt Campus salary is?  Huh


Strange that you would both choose academics to compare salaries with. Considering they get paid peanuts compared to those in the private business world it is a bit of an ideological own goal.

Ian Narev CEO of the Commonwealth Bank gets paid $7.8m a year. All for running a Bank with a 100 year old brand that thanks to a government guarantee has pretty much a license to print money.


$7.8 million, and how much is paid by the tax payer?

Why would a university chancellor get paid twice as much as the PM? What the f*ck is so important in a university that it warrants twice as much as the top job? At least politicians can be voted out by the people. Chancellors don't.
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