GG Key. Give ur self and ur cabinet pay rises

[xpandnz]

Im speechless really.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/vote08/4767247a28435.html

[Ab]

The pay increase is the responsibility of the Remuneration Authority. But you'd realise that if you read the article.

Personally I'd be happy if MPs salaries were tripled or quadrupled.

[Lightspeed]

I would make some quip about capitalist scum National showing their true colours about being in it for the money, but MPs always give themselves pay rises, whoever it is.

[Gentl e]

Isn't John Key going to give away his salary to charity?

[Mickey]

Did you read the article? He doesn't actually decide if he gets a raise or not "The annual pay increase - decided by the Remuneration Authority".

Most companies give a yearly raise in relation to inflation, I know I got one last month.

People need to get over the election already. Clark had several pay rises as well and again they were set by the Remuneration Authority, not by herself.

[funnel web]

Originally Posted by xpandnz

I'm an idiot.

[Gentl e]

Originally Posted by xpandnz

Im speechless really.

Pls remain this way.

[BloodDonor]

Originally Posted by Gentl e

Isn't John Key going to give away his salary to charity?

yeah he gives most of it to charity

[Hurtuso]

i'm starting a charity, the 'Fight for whatever John Key supports Trust'
Owner drawings = $390,00 pa

[CCS]

much lol @ xpandnz's expense. SHAME DICK.

[Sp0nge]

didnt Key stand for less spending on government bureaucracy?

surely he should be appalled by this increase and take steps to change the system so it doesnt happen again, lol

btw, I also think MP's should be paid more
especially good ones like Sue Bradford.

[Draco T Bastard]

Originally Posted by Ab

Personally I'd be happy if MPs salaries were tripled or quadrupled.

Yep, it's disgusting that our PM is paid less than $1m/year

Originally Posted by Mickey

Most companies give a yearly raise in relation to inflation, I know I got one last month.

Should be in law. This would put the control of inflation right where it should be.

[xpandnz]

Originally Posted by CCS

much lol @ xpandnz's expense. SHAME DICK.

lol.

i believe this thread falls into the epic fail category.

[Sp0nge]

i think the word "epic"
is giving this thread more credit than it deserves

[The Edge]

ahahahahaha
Did you really think the Prime Minister decides his own pay scale? Righto.

[blynk]

Of course they do. Just like the CEO of a company gets to decide their own salary.

[Ab]

You mean, just like every employee in every company gets to choose their own salary.

[The Edge]

If only.

[Biff]

[SID|DensitY]

Biff just summed up the fail in this thread.

[[WanG] Wandarah]

hehe, biff is crazy

(yes!)

[Eraser]

I agree with a massive pay rise for NZ top.

This will attract those that can actually run a huge company, ahem small country, striving to run NZ, ahem huge company, and be remunerated as such. Not a piss ass wage currently handed out to 'NZ top'... embarrassing.

Compare the PM's wage to the top banks CEO's wage. Mr bank CEO weekly wage $45,000.000. Zero responsibility when it comes to the crunch.

Mr PM gets buggar all with the ultimate responsibility.

At least NZ now gets a leader who values money, knows where it comes from, respects earning it and enjoys the benefits of hard earned cash.

About bloody time.

[CCS]

Originally Posted by Eraser

I agree with a massive pay rise for NZ top.

This will attract those that can actually run a huge company, ahem small country, striving to run NZ, ahem huge company, and be remunerated as such.

Dick Hubbard for PM!

[[WanG] Wandarah]

i would prefer my prime minister to be attracted to the position by something other than the desire for financial compensation.

something like, i dunno, total unrestricted power and/or space vaginas.

[Eraser]

Originally Posted by CCS

Dick Hubbard for PM!

LoL you shit... only CCS can remember Mr. left Hubbard. The rest of AK has blocked it out.

Poor example I'm afraid. Good old Mr Banks runs rings around him.

[Gentl e]

Originally Posted by [WanG] Wandarah

i would prefer my prime minister to be attracted to the position by something other than the desire for financial compensation.

something like, i dunno, total unrestricted power and/or space vaginas.

mmm space vaginas.

[combatspoon]

At least we have Clint Eastwood as Speaker

[Painty]

best thing I have seen was an old herald article chronicling Lockwood Smiths smile from teh time he entered parliament. It started off as the Donny Osmond special and went down hill from there. Now he looks like he is trying to hide a set of choppers like Helen Clark

[CCS]

Originally Posted by Eraser

LoL you shit... only CCS can remember Mr. left Hubbard. The rest of AK has blocked it out.

That's cos I live on the Shore and got to lol at Auckland

Meanwhile, we had George Wood who basically did nothing but arse around and shake hands with asians.

[Bent]

Originally Posted by Ab

The pay increase is the responsibility of the Remuneration Authority. But you'd realise that if you read the article.

Personally I'd be happy if MPs salaries were tripled or quadrupled.

I'm not sure if you're saying this because it might attract better CEO^H^H^H MPs but it is generally accepted that the best CEOs (and senior execs in general) are not in it for the money at all (Good to Great covers this quite well). Once you get to pay levels of 5 or more times higher than the average wage, you're not going to be encouraging more talent by upping the salary.

[Logik]

Originally Posted by [WanG] Wandarah

space vaginas

...

Go on.