Thais say all politicians should take a pay cut: Poll

[webfact]

Image: Naew Na

 

Thai politicians have received the biggest slap in the face yet if the latest Super Poll is to be believed. 

 

A staggering 98.5% said that MPs and all other politicians should take a pay cut.

 

97.3% weighed in by suggesting that politicians are taking advantage of the pandemic and making money for themselves.

 

96.6% said they were only sowing the seeds of hatred in society and had done nothing to alleviate the crisis. 

 

Meanwhile Prayut Chan-ocha and his cabinet ministers have been saying what a wonderful job they are doing. This is clearly not washing with the vast majority of Thais who beg to differ. 

 

In response to other quests 63.1% thought only places where there are Covid outbreaks should be shut but 32.6% wanted Bangkok and surrounding areas locked down. 

 

3.2% wanted a return to the policy that existed before construction camps were ordered shut. 

 

Nine out of ten people expressed the need to support food delivery riders like Grab, Lineman, Food Panda and Kerry.

 

As regards opening the country 91.5% thought it appropriate to only close areas where infection is rife. 

 

The poll asked 1,068 respondents question from last Thursday to Sunday, reported Naew Na today.

 

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[chalawaan]

Stupid people. 

 

You're there to eat sh!t and die.

 

Not dictate what dictators get to trouser.

 

Capiche?

[4MyEgo]

It's not the pay people, it's the kickbacks or the royalties as I used to call it back in the day, those kickbacks or royalties pay them more than their pays, trust me, think about that for a minute.

Edited July 5, 2021 by 4MyEgo

[Phuketshrew]

Do they really think that a cut in a Thai politician's salary would make one jot of difference to these people that make millions though graft and corruption? Laughable.

[Thaiwrath]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile Prayut Chan-ocha and his cabinet ministers have been saying what a wonderful job they are doing.

 

We have a great contender, and probable winner of "The most delusional statement of the year" ! 

[Surelynot]

Their salaries are a drop in the ocean..........they would all do this job for 'free' or even pay the State to do it, knowing all the kickbacks coming their way.

[worgeordie]

I think that's the only reason most of them are there , to enrich themselves,

by anyway they can ,and they find a lot of opportunities. 

 

regards Worgeordie 

[ChipButty]

I dont mind Millionaires becoming politicians, I <deleted> ing hate politicians becoming Millionaires 

[sammieuk1]

Most of them will be down to their last dozen or so Patek Phillipe's already have some compassion pollsters     

[mrfill]

How can I possibly believe these super figures? I mean, some of the super responses are less than 90%.

 

That's not so super.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A staggering 98.5% said that MPs and all other politicians should take a pay cut.

A pay cut from what, no-one knows what they get paid as a salary... or what bonuses are given the higher up the ladder you get.

[Dogmatix]

Pay cuts would really hurt Thai politicians, particularly cabinet ministers, because it is well known they are scurpulously honest and are totally reliant on their salaries alone.

[internationalism]

head cut, as in france in 1789.

that applies to all politicians everywhere in the entire world

[mtls2005]

As if their salary was anything more than a sliver of their "income".

 

 

 

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by mtls2005

[Misterwhisper]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

A staggering 98.5% said that MPs and all other politicians should take a pay cut.

 As if our politicians were reliant on the few measly baht in official salaries they receive. To them it's mere pocket change compared to all these "other" income sources they so skillfully exploit. 

[bert bloggs]

Thailand has politicians? Wow you could have fooled me.

[mfd101]

It's not just their pay that needs cutting.

[daveAustin]

I go with Mr 49; forget the pay cut, just shoot them.

[metisdead]

A post containing content that was copy and pasted from the Bangkok Post has been removed. 

[Andycoops]

Bring in performance related pay and the Muppets will receive nothing, which is what they are doing, nothing.

Except of course fining people for posting pictures on social media, no priorities whatsoever.

[NoshowJones]

Thais say all politicians should take a pay cut: Poll

Isn't there a difference between politicians and soldiers? Is the unelected PM "there will be no coup" a politician?? 

[Damrongsak]

On 7/5/2021 at 5:58 AM, Dogmatix said:

Pay cuts would really hurt Thai politicians, particularly cabinet ministers, because it is well known they are scurpulously honest and are totally reliant on their salaries alone.

It's hard to rule a country on a steady diet of Mama noodles. 

[mikebell]

On 7/5/2021 at 4:36 PM, hotchilli said:

A pay cut from what, no-one knows what they get paid as a salary... or what bonuses are given the higher up the ladder you get.

Assets used to be published.  Unusually rich politicians came under scrutiny.  Prawit banked 5 million baht per YEAR for FIVE years on a salary of less than ONE million.