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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I don't have a problem with pay when they're in office, I just don't think we should be paying so damn much for transitional allowances. Kevin Taft serving 11 years and getting a $400,000 check from our tax dollars doesn't seem fair to me, especially since again he'll probably have a good job waiting for him in private life. I'd be cool with $100,000 max.
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I'm going to say this hopefully not sound terrible, but $100,000 would be pathetic. That kind of thing doesn't come close to what people earn in the private sector without all of the hassles that come with being a politician of any stripe.
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Originally Posted by Rerun
Sweet work if you can get it. Alberta law states that an employee is entitled to 1 weeks wages for every year worked up to cap of 8 weeks wages.
Love it when politicians deem it necessary to give themselves a little extra.
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Lots of jobs give more than the bare minimums though. Should politicians also be paid minimum wage because thats what the law allows for?