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So our MLA\u2019s are once again trying to chow down deeper from the public trough. This time they have concocted a very clever scheme to cover their posteriors with the public. We now have a \u201cindependent\u201d triumvirate appointed to apply whitewash to the MLA\u2019s quest for salary increases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two points to keep in mind about this so-called independent review. The first is that they are chosen by the government, not through a random or \u201cblind\u201d selection process. I do not see anyone on the review that is known as being anti-raise to represent the \u201cthey are already overpaid\u201d point of view. Why am I not surprised? Second, where is the ordinary citizen represented on this committee or is the salary issue \u201cto complex\u201d for them to understand.<\/p>\n

Salary raises should be earned by accomplishment. Have you needed medical services lately? Health care system crisis; growing homelessness and poverty; people being squeezed out of homeownership due to astronomical prices; a growing crisis of affordable housing \u2013 people who even with full time employment who cannot afford housing; the list goes on and on. Address or better yet come up with innovative solutions to these issues THEN talk to me about deserving a pay raise.<\/p>\n

I see nothing from ANY of our provincial politicians that suggests they deserve or are worthy of a pay raise.<\/p>\n

If they find it to tough to live on their $83,000, perks and benefits let them do what many of those whose tax dollars pay their salary are forced to do when faced with needing extra money \u2013 get a second job. Wal-Mart, McDonalds are always looking for people which would both put them in up close and personal contact with the citizens and deliver to them a reminded\/sharp lesson on real life for the non-privileged politician.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So our MLA\u2019s are once again trying to chow down deeper from the public trough. This time they have concocted a very clever scheme to cover their posteriors with the public. We now have a \u201cindependent\u201d triumvirate appointed to apply whitewash to the MLA\u2019s quest for salary increases. Two points to keep in mind about this so-called independent review. The first is that they are chosen by the government, not through a random or \u201cblind\u201d selection process. I do not see anyone on the review that is known as being anti-raise to represent the \u201cthey are already overpaid\u201d point of view. Why am I not surprised? Second, where is the ordinary citizen represented on this committee or is the salary issue \u201cto complex\u201d for them to understand. Salary raises should be earned by accomplishment. Have you needed medical services lately? Health care system crisis; growing homelessness and poverty; people being squeezed out of homeownership due to astronomical prices; a growing crisis of affordable housing \u2013 people who even with full time employment who cannot afford housing; the list goes on and on. Address or better yet come up with innovative solutions to these issues THEN talk to me about deserving a pay raise. I see nothing from ANY of our provincial politicians that suggests they deserve or are worthy of a pay raise. If they find it to tough to live on their $83,000, perks and benefits let them do what many of those whose tax dollars pay their salary are forced to do when faced with needing extra money \u2013 get a second job. Wal-Mart, McDonalds are always looking for people which would both put them in up close and personal contact with the citizens and deliver to them a reminded\/sharp lesson on real life for the non-privileged politician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-provincial"],"yoast_head":"\nMLA gold diggers. - James W. Breckenridge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=136\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MLA gold diggers. - James W. 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