About time something like this was started, a petition to reduce legislators wages by 50%. Mexico has the lowest common citizen wages and the highest legislator wages! Google translator: Citizens launch initiative to require the federal government austerity and cut 50 % salary of legislators By : Editorial / HOWEVER - November 24, 2013 - 17:15 De magazine , Mexico , REAL TIME , Last Minute - 35 comments Mexico City 24 October ( HOWEVER ) - . Reforma Triple A Movement has launched a petition through Change.org to demand the government austerity and lower wages 50 % of legislators , public officials and the President, in addition to reducing spending on advertising . One of the reasons for the initiative, which explains this civic organization , the Tax Reform is driven by the government of Enrique Peña Nieto. They pushed and voted for an initiative that creates and increases again to Mexican taxes , while they continue without giving accounts. We are asked to adjust the belt again , but ruling parties and we do not see , just more excess effort, says the text accompanying the petition. Also exhibit the contrast between the salary of the average Mexican and senior officials : The minimum wage in Mexico is one of the lowest in Latin but at the same time, citizens paid the salaries of officials and lawmakers, who are the highest in the world. How can this be? The movement also criticized lawmakers for approved support , bonuses and compensation paid in addition to private health insurance and do not use social security . Another reason of this initiative are the excesses of political parties , says TripleA Movement , who are responsible for serving their matches with big spoon from the public treasury with a catalog of excuses that most democracies in the world would be an madness. And we could not miss the advertising campaigns of successive governments that seek to influence our perception of their work and results. It should be noted , do not advertise. The budget of the federal government decided in 2012 to advertising, downplayed the National Fund budget Entrepreneur Scholarship Program for Basic Education, CONACYT , says the petition. The petition is addressed to Ricardo Anaya Cortes , President of the Chamber of Deputies , and will be presented when it reaches 0.13% of the voters list , ie 105 thousand signatures, as required by the Constitution. The axes of the initiative are the decrease in salaries and allowances of the President , congressmen, senators , ministers, judges and senior public official 50 percent. Also the reduction of public funding to political parties by 50 % and public regulation of the budget for government advertising and prohibition of content for personal and institutional brilliance . This content was originally published by SINEMBARGO.MX at the following address : sinembargo.mx/24-11-2013/824579 . If you are thinking of using it , you should consider that it is protected by law if quoted , says the source , and then a link to the original note of where you have taken this content . SINEMBARGO.MX
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