Maximum wage of jobs and a guaranteed minimum income for the poorest workers. In his campaign for the French presidency in 2012, Jean-Luc Mélenchon argued in favour of a tax rate of 100% on incomes over €360,000. In the United Kingdom until 1901, individual clubs had set their own wage policies. That year, the Football League ratified a maximum weekly wage for footballers of £4 ("2012: £"). This severely limited the ability of the best players in the country to forgo the need to take paid employment outside of football and, this in turn, led to the formation of The Players' Union
Ludo (band) people have filled the bassist slot for tours, including Tommy Cantillon of Tommy and the High Pilots. In 2009, the band announced that their first two releases, "Ludo" and "Broken Bride", would be re-released through Island. Ludo also undertook a short tour to promote the re-release of "Broken Bride" by again playing the EP in its entirety. On the tour's off-dates, members Tim Ferrell, Tim Convy, and Matt Palermo along Adam Brooks toured as a side project, "The New Heathers." Ludo's third full-length album, "Prepare the Preparations", was released September 7, 2010. The lead single from the album was "Whipped