Iraqi Parliament - Salaries

Enki

Enki

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Its in Arabic and I can't confirm the source or how valid the info is since it came from Kitabat.com but I think its fair and accurate:

http://www.kitabat.com/i51989.htm

Found an english summary of the article:

In summary, they passed a law for their own salaries giving themselves a monthly salary of US$30,000 with an additional US$10,000 monthly payment for their own security personnel. Hence, the total monthly salary of the 275 members is US$11,000,000. The total salary for a four year term for each member is US$1,440,000.
This is aside from the US$50,000 monthly salary of the members of the presidency of the parliament. The retirement pension of Al-Mashhadani, the recently forced out president of the parlaiment for his unprofessional mannerism, is US$40,000 a month.
 
this is disgusting. this is legalized embezzeling and it is very unfortunate that nashi d' diyan are participating in this. This makes me wonder one thing and one thing only, nashi d thiyan mena watha go daya parliament. mena watha b'thaha zooza. mena watha? yawena dla nashi, yan khamowena dla ganehe? in khamowena, mena watha bieyehe? mena watha b'khatkha zooza?
 
Enki said:
Its in Arabic and I can't confirm the source or how valid the info is since it came from Kitabat.com but I think its fair and accurate:

http://www.kitabat.com/i51989.htm

Found an english summary of the article:

In summary, they passed a law for their own salaries giving themselves a monthly salary of US$30,000 with an additional US$10,000 monthly payment for their own security personnel. Hence, the total monthly salary of the 275 members is US$11,000,000. The total salary for a four year term for each member is US$1,440,000.
This is aside from the US$50,000 monthly salary of the members of the presidency of the parliament. The retirement pension of Al-Mashhadani, the recently forced out president of the parlaiment for his unprofessional mannerism, is US$40,000 a month.
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no wonder why iraqi people are so hungry, the politicans are taking all moneys...
 
Am I the only one that does not think that this is that much? It's the norm for most politicians across the globe.
 
peachy said:
Am I the only one that does not think that this is that much? It's the norm for most politicians across the globe.
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If these numbers are accurate, that's more than double what a US Senator makes, more than double an Aussie MP, about $100,000 more than what Kevin Rudd is paid, and just about a month's pay shy of Barack Obama's salary.  I think it's a bit high for a country like Iraq.
 
jacob said:
If these numbers are accurate, that's more than double what a US Senator makes, more than double an Aussie MP, about $100,000 more than what Kevin Rudd is paid, and just about a month's pay shy of Barack Obama's salary.  I think it's a bit high for a country like Iraq.
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Considering the risk factor it is not high, but okay. See it like that, if the politician got killed, their families would have some moeny to keep up with their life (imagine a father of 4 children was suddenly killed).

So I guess its okay.
 
Rumtaya said:
Considering the risk factor it is not high, but okay. See it like that, if the politician got killed, their families would have some moeny to keep up with their life (imagine a father of 4 children was suddenly killed).

So I guess its okay.
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I didn't even include the extra $120,000 a year they get for personal security expenses, I figured that was just a necessary extra expenditure.  Life in Iraq is risky right now but I don't think the average cab driver who can be blown up at any moment gets such compensation.  Politicians aren't that important and they know what they're getting into when they run for office.  You think the President of the US doesn't know that he is one of the most targeted people on earth for assassination when he's running for the job?

The job of an Iraqi MP will earn you nearly 2 million American dollars, before corruption earnings, for only getting elected once(4 year term).  The average Iraqi has a yearly earning averaging just over $2000.  I don't care how dangerous the job is there's no justification for that kind of disparity. 
 
jacob said:
I didn't even include the extra $120,000 a year they get for personal security expenses, I figured that was just a necessary extra expenditure.  Life in Iraq is risky right now but I don't think the average cab driver who can be blown up at any moment gets such compensation.  Politicians aren't that important and they know what they're getting into when they run for office.  You think the President of the US doesn't know that he is one of the most targeted people on earth for assassination when he's running for the job?

The job of an Iraqi MP will earn you nearly 2 million American dollars, before corruption earnings, for only getting elected once(4 year term).  The average Iraqi has a yearly earning averaging just over $2000.  I don't care how dangerous the job is there's no justification for that kind of disparity. 
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How is that different than what politicians in the US earn?  If they had that much risk involved?  Let's not forget the kickbacks here.

Let's not point fingers at a puppet government that was put together by recent college graduates from the US.  The blame lies somewhere else.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9kNWBXfhN4&feature=related
I dont understand why he classified us as "only" iraqi people.
 
jonadona said:
How is that different than what politicians in the US earn?  If they had that much risk involved?  Let's not forget the kickbacks here.

Let's not point fingers at a puppet government that was put together by recent college graduates from the US.  The blame lies somewhere else.
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A US Senator makes $174,000 and an Iraqi MP makes $360,000.  That's a pretty big difference, especially considering that the wage earning in Iraq is next to nothing for the average person.  I'm not really concerned with who to blame because deep down I believe that 99% of all politicians are crooks and cheats anyway.  I'm just pointing out the facts that the wage disparity is disgusting.  It's way worse than the disparity between a US politician and the average worker here and we're a rich country.
 
Jacob, Iraq had a much better economy before the US became involved prior to the 1990's.  Our currency was much more powerful than the US Dollar.  So I don't see why it's such a big deal that politicians there shouldn't make top dollar.  It is harder to be a politician there than anywhere else in the world.

It is much safer to work as a cab driver in Iraq, than it is being a politician. When the risk factor is not there anymore, then the Iraqi people themselves can complain about salaries. 

The reason why the average Iraqi salary is next to nothing is because the US destroyed the entire infrastructure.  These politicians are the last hope of ever building it back.  But here is the kicker:  They probably will not be able to get much done because the rebuilding is being controlled by the US.  So guess who gets all those contracts?  That's the main reason why there's insurgency in Iraq.  it's either fight for the insurgency or be broke (something most Iraqis are not used to, even during the worst times).

So hopefully they can figure out the right move (taking control away from the US), and start rebuilding the economy.
 
Enki said:
Its in Arabic and I can't confirm the source or how valid the info is since it came from Kitabat.com but I think its fair and accurate:

http://www.kitabat.com/i51989.htm

Found an english summary of the article:

In summary, they passed a law for their own salaries giving themselves a monthly salary of US$30,000 with an additional US$10,000 monthly payment for their own security personnel. Hence, the total monthly salary of the 275 members is US$11,000,000. The total salary for a four year term for each member is US$1,440,000.
This is aside from the US$50,000 monthly salary of the members of the presidency of the parliament. The retirement pension of Al-Mashhadani, the recently forced out president of the parlaiment for his unprofessional mannerism, is US$40,000 a month.
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:blink: wtf ........so where can i apply  :baby:
 
I wrote a good reply and thought I posted it in here the other day but now I don't see it.  Screw it, it's too hot today and I don't care enough to retype it all.

The gist of it was that while yes a lot of the problems for the current situation can be blamed on America, they aren't the only culprit.  Things weren't that great since the Iran/Iraq war.  It's not that it's wrong that the politicians there make more money than the rest, it's just that this amount is absolutely obscene when put in perspective of the rest of the country.  These guys are millionaires in a country that earns nothing, regardless of who's fault that is.
 
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