So Professor Ian Harper, chair of the ludicrously named Fair Pay Commission believes that those on the minimum wage of $544 per week can afford to do without a pay rise this year.
Would he care to tell us how much he and the Commission members earn as a fee for their troubles?
By how much will Harper’s other salary packages increase this year?
The plight of low income earners isn’t just the result of Harper’s decision. Julia Gillard can take the high moral ground, but will the Howard/Rudd income tax breaks this and next year benefit low income earners, compared with Harper and his Commission members (and her) ?
