Gday...

Valid feelings expressed ... and many feel the same way.

However, rants on social media (and forums) will not make change ... there was a recent opportunity to make a change - July 02 just past.

And guess what ... we returned the same pollies (irrespective of party).

Cheers - John

PS - I really doubt Cindy, in her wisdom, will allow this to continue as it really is outside the forum rules.

JayDee wrote:

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Food for thought......I hope that Cindy lets this article go to press.

 

 

 

        
       

        

        As a self funded retiree, Im frustrated with Canberras continuous
  fiddle with Superannuation contributions and rule changes

        Plus the measure to Re-balance the Pension Assets Test to be
  implemented on 1 January 2017.

        So here's fair warning to all politicians of any persuasion, this
  group of aged voters may be about to make the greatest impact on any Federal
  election in history, ignoring them may be the start of a changed political

environment in this country.

  Change the Entitlements

        I absolutely agree, if a pension isn't an entitlement, neither is
  theirs. They keep telling us that paying us an aged pension isn't
  sustainable.
        Paying politicians all the perks they get is even less sustainable!
  The politicians themselves, in Canberra, brought it up, that the Age of
  Entitlements is over:

        The author is asking each addressee to forward this email to a
  minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to
  do likewise. In three days, most people in Australia will have this message.
  This is one idea that really should be passed around because the rot has to
  stop somewhere.

        Proposals to make politicians shoulder their share of the weight now
that the Age of Entitlement is over:
        1. Scrap political pensions.
        Politicians can purchase their own retirement plan, just as most
  other working Australians are expected to do.

       2. Retired politicians (past, present & future) participate in
  Centrelink.



        A Politician collects a substantial salary while in office but
  should receive no salary when they're out of office.
        Terminated politicians under 70 can go get a job or apply for
  Centrelink unemployment benefits like ordinary Australians.


      Terminated politicians under 70 can negotiate with Centrelink like
  the rest of the Australian people.

        3. Funds already allocated to the Politicians' retirement fund be
  returned immediately to Consolidated Revenue.
        This money is to be used to pay down debt they created which they
expect us and our grandchildren to repay for them.

       4. Politicians will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
      politicians pay will rise by the lower of, either the CPI or 3%.

        5. Politicians lose their privileged health care system and
  participate in the same health care system as ordinary Australian people.
        i.e. Politicians either pay for private cover from their own funds
  or accept ordinary Medicare.

        6. Politicians must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
Australian people.


        7. All contracts with past and present Politicians men/women are
  void effective 31/12/16.

        The Australian people did not agree to provide perks to Politicians,
  that burden was thrust upon them.
        Politicians devised all these contracts to benefit themselves.
        Serving in Parliament is an honour not a career.
        The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so our
  politicians should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

        Is it time for us to have a level playing for all concerned.

 

Jay&Dee

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This is called - 'FREEDOM OF SPEECH' AND UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION IS OUR RIGHT.

Only way is to start a Pensioners and Disabled party.

JayDee wrote:

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Bryan wrote:

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Only way is to start a Pensioners and Disabled party.

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 Now there is a great idea. 

Just imagine how much knowledge and skills and life experiences  the Pensioners (be they part time or full time or for that matter self funded retirees)  have to manage this country.

We would do a much better job in managing the budget, as we all have to do same in our ordinary walk of life.

The P&D party could hold the government at stake for some much needed changes.

Jay&Dee

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Gday...

There was such a party formed during 2015 ... had candidates in many electorates ..... I don't think they attracted enough votes to even get back their deposit.

http://matureaustralia.com.au/about-map/

Cheers - John