I'd take away the pension but triple councils pay. I can't understand why we think limiting councillors pay is helpful. Let's get some professionals in there to run the city. Most of the time is seems the city runs council
I'd take away the pension but triple councils pay. I can't understand why we think limiting councillors pay is helpful. Let's get some professionals in there to run the city. Most of the time is seems the city runs council
My guess is hes going to use the platform to maybe soapbox his own agenda? (I dont know what that is).
Has he been pushing specific ideas out for a long time? (and getting rejected by council)
And the whole setup desperately needs term limits - otherwise you have years-long battles and disputes with other bodies who will vote against you because, you - and not because of logic or common sense.
Get in average working citizens - perhaps same selection as jury duty? (over 35, good credit, no criminal history, etc.) - the last thing we need are politicians.
You get a really good pension from them if you've served one term.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
That's four years. It's hard work!
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He'll get Calgary onto the gold standard, you should totally vote for him.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
No. The only good that can come from any level of government is having less of it.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
You don’t need a Harvard PhD and a million dollar salary to say no to city bureaucrats.
Magliocca is a perfect example of a standard Calgary politician, he has clearly never said no to anything. Starting right from the cafeteria.
Originally posted by Thales of Miletus
If you think I have been trying to present myself as intellectually superior, then you truly are a dimwit.
Originally posted by Toma
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It's a bit of grand standing and it's going to be tough to go against the grain like that against government employees' sweet DB pension.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Once upon a time, government jobs are supposed to pay less in exchange for DB pension. But I don't think that's the case today but I really doubt any single politicians can make any changes to that except may be outsource more function out to private sector.
I don't think qualify professionals don't want to run for council due to pay. It's just nature of the jobs and the election process.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't think either are chump change. A Shell pension (for someone starting pre 91) for a retiree who retires in 2020 and live to 2050 will cost roughly $5M on average. And it's pegged to partner's death, not employee's death. And if we are supposed to live to 100-120, the liability is insane.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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LMAO. Love it.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't condone fat shaming, but I love fat jokes, especially to people who deserve it.
He voted for the 14 new communities, so he’s as wasteful as they come.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
He just pushes to save a few pennies to placate the idiots while he pushes for wasting dollars, as they say. He’s a populist career politician, nothing more. Ward 11 gets a new councillor which is good.
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Joey Maggs was one of Farkas’ few allies in council, which says it all, really.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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As Nenshi has learnt, you don't ever go against the big builders.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Sign up for https://www.commonsensecalgary.com/ Mayor poll to attempt to stop the vote splitting that goes on year after year.
As we've seen in past elections, one of the biggest challenges we will face next year is vote-splitting.
For too long, left-wing council candidates have pretended to be fiscal conservatives for a few months at election time, only to return to their usual tax-and-spend agenda as soon as they're elected.
And for too long, conservatives have split their votes amongst multiple candidates, letting those left-wing candidates slip through the middle and control council.
To this end, we are planning to conduct independent polling on declared, prospective, and rumoured candidates for Mayor.
The poll results will be publicly released so all Calgarians can see which candidates are best-positioned to implement reforms at City Hall and how to avoid splitting their vote.
If we want to work together effectively next year, we need to act now to get organized.
Oh great, proto-party-politics in municipal elections.
I don't condone shaming of any kind, but your tax dollars subsidized his body fat so it is ok.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
didn' druh have a relative run against her to help split the vote?
I actually like vote splitting.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It caters to the fringes way less.
That is the word around the water cooler, last 2 electionsThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Does municipal politics require a low IQ, or does it just appear that way?
Why can't we attract competent people to do the job? It's entirely populated by people who couldn't hack it in a legit business environment.
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Municipal has taken it to an artform.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'd think that landing in municipal government or staffing would be the equivalent of an aspiring actor ending up in dinner theater.
Legitimate Businessmen tend to pull strings behind the scenes in their social club (great Manhattan's at that place) rather than get directly into politics.
The sales pitch tends to be lacking.
"How would you like to take a pay cut and have to pander to the general public all the time?"
Can we elect a rabbit Mayor?
For the same reason we should have a rabbit as Pope.
Originally posted by Thales of Miletus
If you think I have been trying to present myself as intellectually superior, then you truly are a dimwit.
Originally posted by Toma
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