Not Quite Dead Peoples
19-04-2006, 20:21
Why does Parliament set their own salaries?
[validity] must be a democracy
[description] Under @@NAME@@’s constitution, Parliament may set their own salary. Unfortunately, this led to a recent vote in which members unanimously tripled their pay. Watchdog groups have spoken out against this.
[option] “This is ridiculous!” shouts @@RANDOMNAME@@, leader of a protest group. “I say that Parliament can’t decide their own salaries! Let the voters set them! Of course, we would make sure that Parliament’s salaries were at least minimum wage. Oh, and hope that they don’t take illegal bribes.”
[effect] members of Parliament are often seen living in cardboard boxes
[stats] political freedoms up, corruption up, taxes down
[option] “I couldn’t agree less,” says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a member of Parliament. “Sure, some people might think that having eight cars and three secretaries is excessive, but I’m doing our country a valuable service. Where would you be without Parliament? And, really, if people don’t like my salary, then elect someone else. Obviously, I need to set my own salary.”
[effect] Parliament’s salaries are ten times what they were last week
[stats] political freedoms down, corruption up, taxes up, administration up
[option] “Well, it seems to me that as long as we have a Parliament, it’ll soak up money,” whispers @@RANDOMNAME@@, your cousin, in your ear. “We’re not stupid; we know what to do. Trust me, just abolish Parliament, make me your finance minister, your brother your minister of defense, that sort of thing. The government would be way more efficient that way.
[effect] Parliament has been abolished in favor of a single ruling family
[stats] political freedoms down, government size down, taxes down, no longer a democracy
[validity] must be a democracy
[description] Under @@NAME@@’s constitution, Parliament may set their own salary. Unfortunately, this led to a recent vote in which members unanimously tripled their pay. Watchdog groups have spoken out against this.
[option] “This is ridiculous!” shouts @@RANDOMNAME@@, leader of a protest group. “I say that Parliament can’t decide their own salaries! Let the voters set them! Of course, we would make sure that Parliament’s salaries were at least minimum wage. Oh, and hope that they don’t take illegal bribes.”
[effect] members of Parliament are often seen living in cardboard boxes
[stats] political freedoms up, corruption up, taxes down
[option] “I couldn’t agree less,” says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a member of Parliament. “Sure, some people might think that having eight cars and three secretaries is excessive, but I’m doing our country a valuable service. Where would you be without Parliament? And, really, if people don’t like my salary, then elect someone else. Obviously, I need to set my own salary.”
[effect] Parliament’s salaries are ten times what they were last week
[stats] political freedoms down, corruption up, taxes up, administration up
[option] “Well, it seems to me that as long as we have a Parliament, it’ll soak up money,” whispers @@RANDOMNAME@@, your cousin, in your ear. “We’re not stupid; we know what to do. Trust me, just abolish Parliament, make me your finance minister, your brother your minister of defense, that sort of thing. The government would be way more efficient that way.
[effect] Parliament has been abolished in favor of a single ruling family
[stats] political freedoms down, government size down, taxes down, no longer a democracy