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Salaries of retired Prime Minister and Politicians I wasn’t aware they were paid for their ‘lifetime’. Is that just Fed. Parliamentarians or does it hold for State Parliaments too??? Anyone know? The pollies are filling the airwaves here with ‘how can we find cuts’. First it’s doctors, nurses and health care, then it’s rego, insurance and roads. They’ve already sold all our timber and the land it grows on in Qld, amalgamated our councils and stolen our water supply (Beattie/Bligh-t Govt), and buggered the national airline and auto industry (feds). But they’ve got MILLIONS to give away to Indonesia to dispose of what’s left of the PNG Irian Jaya people. I’d go fishing to get away from it all but now they’re all ‘green zones’. Today they were even suggesting flogging school grounds! What an incompetent, untrustworthy lot they are. Regards, Pete. After I received your mail I thought it would be interesting to see just what all this is costing, so to that end I sat down with the calculator, with the last round of Fed. Pollie salary rises from the Remuneration Tribunal (below) for Kevin Rudd’s Government (which I believe has gone up again by $75 more odd thousand for PM etc. etc. on down the line). 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. 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 “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) And the TOTAL ANNUAL SALARIES (for 150 seats) = A$41,694,311 – Over 41 and a half million dollars 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 Conclusions: · TOTAL ‘life time’ (20 year) payments, (excluding wages paid while in parliament) = A$833,886,220 - OVER 833 MILLION · Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Paul Keating, Bob Hawke, et al, add nausea, are receiving 10 MILLION + EXTRA at taxpayer expense. · Should an elected PM serve 4 years (unlike Rudd & Gillard) 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*** A SAVING OF 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] 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. ‘Aspire to Inspire, before you Expire’ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Image removed by sender. This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus time to trim the Politician tree of all the dead, or near dead wood!
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 22:52:58 +0000

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