Politicians hoping for generous pay rise

[Solly]

"POLITICIANS are hoping for a generous pay rise this year while average workers fight for a meagre $21 a week.

As the financial crisis deepens, the Remunerations Tribunal is examining how much of a rise to recommend for MPs"

As reported here by Ben Packham in the Herald Sun http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25276937-661,00.html


A backbencher gets $127,060....is that enough ?
I think a bit of belt tightening is a good thing.

 

[numbercruncher]

Truck drivers in mines had bigger salaries than back benchers, shows the extent of this stupid global bubble.

Yes pollies should get payrises, last thing we need is more monkeys at the helm.

 

[enigmatic]

how is paying more going to help remove the monkeys that are already there, surely the monkeys are off truck driving.

 

[nomore4s]

Truck drivers in mines had bigger salaries than back benchers, shows the extent of this stupid global bubble.

Yeah but truck drivers had to do some work