Very specific in what kind of intelligence it measures. If a politician is given too much authority, they may abuse it. Nowadays, any working class person can aspire to become an elective representative. It should be a commitment. The environment encompasses all living creatures on this planet. The point of paying politicians a good wage is that we get the best talent. Politicians Should Make Minimum Wage | by Dane Hunter | Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. Politicians should get paid minimum wage. Those people that will hate the politicians will take them down verbally but others will physically attack them. Being a politician does not require a specific degree or major. 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. If the politician is mostly motivated to enter politics and rule the country because of monetary incentives, it means that they would prioritize their interests over the countrys national interests. A growing number of major cities and states have set their own wage floors at $15. Interesting, since you have neither met me nor most politicians (i'm guessing that you didn't, correct me if I'm wrong). The $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage is a starvation wage," said Senator Sanders. 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. I wrote this article after the tragic shooting in El Paso. 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. Though, I agree that it would make it significantly worse. explain your answer please. There may be some people who say no, and that perhaps ends the conversation with them. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I think it actually is counterproductive in many ways. Reblogged this on Ramblings of a now 60+ Female. Getting paid is one way to pay off all their hard work to serve the nation. Unfortunately, the increase apparently did little to improve how much effort politicians put into their jobs. They work for minimum wage because they have to. 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. all-in-all, i'd be president for free, as long as i get the chance to serve my fellow man and to try to make things better for all, not for the few As I recall the ancient Roman Consuls weren't paid. And in other roles where the pay is typically less than $15 per hour, such as . or maybe when they first start out, they get minimal wage, and if they do a good job then get a raise by a vote by the people they represent and if they do a bad job then they get fired no, people should want to help their people no matter what they get paid i'm going to take TL's side on this one. I felt this needed a response. So why do we need to pay them if they can get these incentives and benefits? the only problem is that no smart person would work for minimum wage i mean, what dumbass voluntarily does that? There are more than enough of all resources to go around to everyone, but in the current situation things will go downhill if the slightest thing is changed. 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. Chris Christie on the proposed now passed New Jersey minimum wage increase on June 8, The difference between the very wealthy and the working poor has grown. Gov. The current minimum wage in New Jersey is $8.60 per hour. In fact, it may accomplish the opposite. Research driven insights on business, policy, and markets. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. A politician is someone who contributes to how the country is managed. if someone wants to give a politician a big bag of money, it's his right. All we have is the IQ test, which kind of sucks. If that is to happen, it must be possible for anyone to become an elected representative. Reader. It's . My thoughts exactly. Not so little that you can't pay rent, much less your other bills with a month's rent. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, though many states have higher minimum wages. I think it should be the centerpiece of the State of the Union. No conclusion final. This should indeed be greeted with derisiveness, considering Brazil's average per capita GDP is less than. And, you're right. ESL Debates 2022 - All rights reserved. If somehow the persons quality of life has skyrocketed after leaving office there should be a proper investigation as to how. Force them to work for minimum wage and you'll see that they just become more likely to accept bribes. 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. I cooked. But since the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up since 2009, tens of millions of us across the country are still being paid as low as $7.25 an hour. that makes no sense and did not answer what i said oh sorry, I went into "big picture" mode, those 206 days ago that I wrote that. View all posts by Peter A Bell. Doubling an MEPs salary decreased by 15% the chance that an MEP had attended a college ranked in the top 500 in the world. Yes! Each pay grade has its own salary range, and employees get paid, in part, based on how long they've been employed. Parish Council member Byron Lee said paying parish workers a "livable" wage of $15 per hour is the "right thing to do" and will help the parish attract and retain its employees. To learn more about the CreateDebate scoring system, check out the, When you are ready to voice your opinion, use the. Yet the minimum wage is not enough to realistically live on in this country. Create an account or login to post a reply, You must be a member in order to post a reply. Thinker. The presidency is the highest elected position. If someone could become a millionaire teaching little kids, how many more people would apply for the job? Public policy was thereby systemically skewed to favour the privileged few at the expense of the unrepresented many. 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. They conclude that salary had an insignificant impact on both shirking and attendance. But now I'm confused by what you're trying to point out. A job which always carries considerable responsibility and often involves genuinely arduous duties. Serving as a politician is supposed to be a service to your country. And since politicians are generally made out to be selfish and all that (who knows if it's true for all of 'em? Yet the minimum wage is not enough to realistically live on in this country. People living in areas where the state-level minimum wage is currently $12 or higher are more likely than others to say they favor a federal increase to $15 an hour. 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? No more second jobs, no spending savings, purely living off the minimum wage. About three-quarters of Hispanic (76%) and Asian Americans (73%) also favor raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, with 52% of Hispanics and 43% of Asians saying they strongly support the idea. [A]s we celebrate 75 years of the minimum wage, we must also recognize that it is no longer achieving its potential impact in our economy or for Americas working families. In the United States of America a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it. Doing so would generate increased competition between candidates, attract better applicants, and secure better politicians. This forces politicians to appeal to. minimum wage for congress is a cute idea for propaganda purposes, but it's really not realistic. If they are paid by the hour, maybe they will get in there as actually do some work. I don't, however, believe they should be paid out the ass with added bonuses for doing nothing but wasting taxpayer dollars. Those who did enter politics would either be really bad at it or very crooked. This would also mean politicians would get into to the business for the correct reason. Not really Poor people now are on minimum wage at best, Going to another min wage job surely wouldn't be a problem? If that is the case, politicians will be representative of those people in the upper class and leave poor people behind. 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. Just last year, after attending closed-door briefings regarding the economic fallout that would accompany the coronavirus, three of those assholes sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock before the market could crash. Forever insurance, forever paychecks, forever retirement, "gifts", etc. (+1) 202-419-4300 | Main It would weed out the crooked ones that are only in politics for the money (which is gotten ridiculously extreme), and the ones left would be the ones there to make a difference. who knows? 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. 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. Or, more accurately, the people hoarding all the resources would have you believe it will go downhill. Even to a dedicated public servant, lavish gifts from lobbyists will be a whole lot more persuasive when they are eating ramen noodles every night in the two bedroom apartment they share with four other people. Level: Intermediate: B1/B2Running Time: 90 minutes +. That aspect of democracy was open only to the independently wealthy. For instance, a large company wants to build a factory that produces harmful chemicals but needs a safety permit from the government. So I'm giving this one to you. Minimum wage should be enough that anyone can afford at least basic shelter and necessities with a little room for saving or emergency expenses. Minimum wage laws have never worked in terms of having the middle class attain more prosperity. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told CBS on Feb. 13, [A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. Getting them paid and giving them incentives is the least that we can do for all their sacrifices to make the nation better. Have you conducted extensive tests to prove this theory? "[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. Also the fringe benefits are just out of control. Tonight, lets declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. President Barack Obama in the State of the Union on Feb. 12. And the erosion of the minimum wage has lowered pay and working standards for all of us." You're implying that I'm a person who would be motivated to help someone with asking if I would help them or not and all are you suggesting that I'm a better person than politicians? 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. With less monetary incentives, more sincere people will be drawn to politics. Your argument does not explain the fact that the great change makers in history worked for humanity, not a paycheck. For example, David Amess, a British Member of Parliament, was stabbed many times at a meeting with constituents in a church in eastern England. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Politician pay is not the problem. The government official released a permit without checking if that is safe for the residents living around the factory. It is not necessary to portray others as undeserving in order to enhance that case. It's not completely dumb on its face, but yeah as you look into it more and more it becomes increasingly stupid. So, you should also be open-minded and be able to cope with criticism because as mentioned, people can have a say on how you manage the nation. Councilmember Byron . Answer: It can be. I do still think that my salary change would work though. Employees who get minimum wage should get a pay increase from April every year under law. Some of them receive tons of gifts from the people who admire them. A countrys political system reflects the peoples way of living. With New Orleans offering city workers a wage of at least $15 per hour, Jefferson Parish government is evaluating whether it needs to follow suit in order to remain competitive and help fill hundreds of vacancies in its workforce. After 90 consecutive days of employment or the employee reaches 20 years of age, whichever comes first, the employee must receive a . with the raise of minimum wage, it won't exactly increase spending but just help with spending in very specific areas. We got payed next to nothing, yet the output was amazing. Answer (1 of 13): I get the premise. 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. 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