If such idea existed, working at McDonalds would be the best job in the U.S. Only one-in-ten Americans in all say that federal minimum wage should remain at the current level of $7.25 an hour. 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. In the past politician have even gone without pay well i say they should stop spending our money on stupid unnecessary things like trips over seas. While 87% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they favor increasing the wage to $15 an hour (including 61% who strongly favor it), 72% of Republicans and GOP leaners oppose the idea (including 45% who strongly oppose it). The current minimum wage in New Jersey is $8.60 per hour. The politicians that would run for office at minimum wage pay would do it to change things for the better because they surly would not be making lots of money. If you go somewhere housing is cheap, minimum wage is less to reflect that. In addition, being a politician is working with your brain. 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. A majority of White supporters of a $15 federal minimum wage, by contrast, say Congress should work for an increase in the minimum wage even if it is less than $15 an hour. 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. No more second jobs, no spending savings, purely living off the minimum wage. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. They are all part of the environment whether they reside on land or in water, Health is part of a nation's wealth 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? Employees who get minimum wage should get a pay increase from April every year under law. But they should not have other employment as consultants, executive directors of shell companies or whatever. The combination of mint with ANYTHING food related Just because I paid my bill doesnt mean you stop waiting Websites should be required to have an easily accessible People who tell others how to enjoy their steak should Press J to jump to the feed. The president is paid $400,000 a year as commander-in-chief of the country. I think its time that OUR ELECTED are paid what they think its ok to pay us. Minimum wage should be enough that anyone can afford at least basic shelter and necessities with a little room for saving or emergency expenses. " Duncan Spence says: Sep 4, 2020 at 08:33. Imagine if that process of making politics more accessible had started a hundred years earlier. 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. Shakespheare is outdated. A politician is someone who contributes to how the country is managed. As well as other services like security, education, and health. CreateDebate is a social debate community built around ideas, discussion and democracy. They conclude that salary had an insignificant impact on both shirking and attendance. Each pay grade has its own salary range, and employees get paid, in part, based on how long they've been employed. or not at all:) Anonymous Coward User ID: 76122415 United Kingdom 06/25/2018 03:09 AM Report . but we would need to first get them in office, which no smart person will do. Unlike the private sector, in a classified system, "you can't just fix the bottom rung," Lee Sheng noted. I felt this needed a response. The point is, one of the priorities of the politicians would become: Making minimum wage a living wage. There was a time, not so very long ago, when MPs were not paid. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Those who represent us should be expected to represent us honestly and should live relatively like us and so work for what we want and need. I worked at McDonalds. Doing so would generate increased competition between candidates, attract better applicants, and secure better politicians. The country would probably save billions in tax dollars that could get us jobs for this failing economy or healthcare for the billions that cannot afford it and cannot get help from the failing Medicaid system. Our current money system has failed. When you serve you term, you are suppose to step down to allow another person the chance to serve the country. This would also mean politicians would get into to the business for the correct reason. I'm with you on this one 100%. 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. 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. There was a problem saving your notification. No opinion humble. The researchers consider the effects of a salary increase on some members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Force them to live off minimum wage and watch how many of the scum leave. Since the early 1990s the salaries of Australian parliamentarians have generally risen in a similar . Jerry Brown in a signing statement for a bill to increase Californias minimum wage to $10 an hour, on Sept. 11, The real winner here is the economy. I get that. Why do we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people? House Speaker John Boehner on Feb. 14, The bottom has fallen out of Americas wage floor. one thing to have to pay for pot holes, it's another thing to have to pay for politicians and poor people. 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. Serving as a politician is supposed to be a service to your country. ESL Debates 2022 - All rights reserved. No conclusion final. A narrow majority of these Americans (54%) say leaders should focus on passing an increase to the wage even if it may be significantly less than $15 an hour, while 43% say the priority should be to work to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 even if no increase makes it into law this year.. Wages have increased due to worker shortages, pushing entry-level jobs to $15 an hour or more. As such it was a position only available to the very wealthy, who then used it to become wealthier. I wish there was a way to screen people. Social imbalances are rarely, if ever, corrected quickly. 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. Try again. But the increase didnt similarly influence the reelection decisions of higher-quality MEPs, who had better job prospects outside of politics. How easy would it be to corrupt the government then? Politicians Should Make Minimum Wage | by Dane Hunter | Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. And, you're right. 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. Smaller majorities of those in middle- (58%) and upper-income households (55%) say they favor a $15 minimum wage. They are in charge of the administration, appointing and dismissing department heads. The justice and sense and utility of that is plainly apparent. We welcome anyone and everyone to register & become a member of our awesome community. In fact, it may accomplish the opposite. In the United States, politicians can work in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government. 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. would be able to run, You obviously dont know anything about what politicians actually do lol. Any article on this website may be republished in whole or part on condition only that Peter A Bell is acknowledged as the author and/or the source is identified as www.peterabell.scot.If you would like to make a donation to help with the running costs of this site, please click here. Support for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is extensive across most demographic groups, according to the survey, which was conducted among 5,109 U.S. adults. but, i do think the wages should be low cause i'm tired of getting raped in the ass with taxes. Chicago Booth Review Partly because they get support from political parties yet another aspect of our democracy which depends for its proper functioning on the highest achievable levels of participation. Politicians will raise the minimum wage to whatever they are comfortable being paid, how many people would lose their jobs if minimum wage was raised to $50/hr. I can think of only one example of something that brought significant change almost overnight our public health services. The $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage is a starvation wage," said Senator Sanders. About four-in-ten (38%) say they oppose the proposal, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 5-11. They obviously already had motivation to make change. If that is to happen, it must be possible for anyone to become an elected representative. Please review Chicago Booth's privacy notice, which provides information explaining how and why we collect particular information when you visit our website. They could find a similar level of power and control elsewhere while having more money. Watch how fast everything changes when politicians realize what life on minimum wage really is like. Should Jefferson Parish follow suit? I think its time that OUR ELECTED are paid what they think its ok to pay us. They should earn less than they currently do, but more than minimum wage. Refresh the page, check Medium 's site status, or find something. A $12-per-hour minimum wage would represent nearly a 40 percent increase. Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, right, speaks during the first Jefferson Parish council meeting in the East Bank Council Chambers with the newly elected members in Elmwood, La. It would only act as a lure for greedy individuals if they are getting paid. Then again, intelligence is subjective. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Surely we want that process to continue. And you got me, senor einstein. 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. To follow along, you may find it helpful to. Michigan's minimum wage jumped to $10.10 an hour from $9.87 on Jan. 1, but for the first time in decades, that pay is well below what many employers can even consider offering entry-level workers. Most people will never see this kind of money over their entire lifetimes. Or a politician school you had to pass, which taught things like sociology and philosophy. People with severe allergies shouldnt eat out, Vacations where you do things aren't enjoyable. Raymond Fisman, Nikolaj A. Harmon, Emir Kamenica, and Inger Munk, Labor Supply of Politicians, Working paper, July 2013. How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases. 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. 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. It would be very difficult to find capable politicians on minimum wage. It also reduced the likelihood that a candidate would quit before the end of the term. Smart people regularly volunteer, and granted that the current income for being a politician is far below most politicians current net-worth, few do it for the money currently. Talker. I always thought it should be a percentage of the average wage in the area they represent. Those elected before 2004 receive an annual pension of between $150,000 and $200,000 a year. The environment encompasses all living creatures on this planet. 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