There may be some who think that I am opposing again as soon as they see the title. I ask you to be a little patient before making any judgments in advance. Because there are still retirees who receive a monthly salary below the minimum wage determined by the participation of workers, employers and state representatives. When this happens, a contradiction inevitably emerges, and reminding this contradiction has nothing to do with opposing. Because the minimum wage is the name of the minimum wage that a working person should receive. In this case, if anyone says that a minimum wage for employees should not be considered for retirees, then do they not eat and drink when they retire, do not go out for a breather, do they not have essential expenses? Do we see a lot of little gifts that retirees with grandchildren will buy for their grandchildren to please them?
What I have written so far is about the pensions below the minimum wage. It's not just about getting a few hundred liras below the minimum wage. Today, despite all the increases and improvements in our country, there are still people who have a pension of 1,500 lira. As such, today, someone needs to explain how even a retired family head of two people can get by on the aforementioned 1,500 liras if he or she has no previous savings. Let me point out right away that I know that there are those who are trying to live on the disability income of half or even a third of 1,500 lira. However, if someone comes out and says that they can live humanely on this wage, I don't need to discuss the issue with these types. Because there are some types who do not see or think about the poor while they lead a comfortable life. Because for them, the distress of their neighbors is not a problem. My concern is with those who keep their sleep away from the presence of their neighbor who had to send their child to school with torn shoes.
Let me state right away that I am not seeking to be a doomsayer. I also hate such an approach. However, in our country, there are those who receive a pension of 1,500 liras, let alone those who receive pensions below the minimum wage, and this situation is directed to the relevant minister with a parliamentary question, and if it is asked what is thought to improve their situation, being the opposition at this point and approaching the event as if they have found an excuse to criticize the situation. makes it dire. At this point, I do not want to pass without reminding one point. The rulers have recently reduced the wages of those who receive pensions under 1,500 lira to 1,500 lira. So he tried to rectify the situation a little bit. Despite this, if some retirees still receive pensions between 1,500 and 2 thousand liras after working for I don't know how many years, I think asking for this distortion to be corrected means drawing attention to a fact. If you notice, since the beginning of my article, I do not even bring up the figures that express the hunger and poverty line and are announced every month. Because it would be futile to expect more from those who do not need to improve the situation of those who receive a pension equal to half the minimum wage. In particular, despite the increases in export figures and speeches to explain the development of the country, it is essential to increase the monthly income of retirees above 1,500 liras.
By the way, of course, I know that the epidemic that our country and the world have been exposed to for about 1.5 years has negative effects on our economy. However, this epidemic will pass, and our people will come to the point where they can breathe a little. In this respect, the society will not be relieved by preparing programs for the future, drawing rosy pictures without finding a solution to the fact that while the number of millionaires is increasing every year among a certain segment of the society, a large segment is condemned to an income below the hunger and poverty line. The steps taken for the relaxation of our people have to directly address the kitchen of the low-income.