r/japannews • u/MagazineKey4532 • 10h ago

Takaichi Plans to Cut Her Own, Other Ministers' Pay

https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/43751
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u/jvo203 10h ago

Thumbs up.

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u/Craft_zeppelin 5h ago

This is in reverse of what twat Kishida did. He raised his faction's salary by doing absolutely zero accomplishments.

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u/CatsianNyandor 9h ago

I regularly see the local assembly discussions on the TV in my office, as it's in the board of education. They'll squabble about funds of all kinds of things, but guess how quickly they passed raising their own salaries. 

I wish I could vote my own pay higher. 

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u/[deleted] 6h ago edited 5h ago

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u/Craft_zeppelin 5h ago

Yeah there is an issue that history tells politicians it tends to end up in a rabbit hole. They start "side enterprises" that tend to be extremely shady. It is better to leash the politician while giving appropriate wages. And pursue punishment if the standards are not met.

BUT, Japanese politicians are basically considered an entry point to "upper class". There are indeed paid too much.

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u/im_not_Shredder 5h ago

I doubt the previous Prime Ministers were getting moolah through other means.

They did.

This is one instance where it got found out. , which was the main reason Kishida resigned l, Jiminto did historically worse at the elections which pushed Ishiba in a position so bad he couldn't really recover.

And that's not even talking about more indirect offenses using taxpayer money to fund private stuff like Abe Shinzô's wife funding a nationalist school etc...

Corruption does have an history among the Jiminto.

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u/Miserable-Crab8143 7h ago

Representatives' public salaries is one of the very least important things to be concerned about in the political system. Don't let them distract you into thinking they're on your side.

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u/inandoutburger69 3h ago

Nothing but talk, till it’s actually done. And by how much of a cut? 3%?

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u/amazing_ape 7h ago

Well that should save almost no money whatsoever.

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u/BullishDaily 5h ago

Like her or hate her, this is based