F#*@king leeches...

[Mully]

Man, how do I become a politician?!

Fool enough of the people, enough of the time.

[sil3nt]

We have a prime minister who is worth $50,000,000 and yet he still feels the need to get paid over $300,000 a year and claim these expenses on top of that. What a wanker.

[Dave Lobster]

We have a prime minister who is worth $50,000,000 and yet he still feels the need to get paid over $300,000 a year and claim these expenses on top of that. What a wanker.

How much of that does he take?
How much goes to charity?

[pete376403]

Man, how do I become a politician?!

Have every last bit of integrity surgically removed, closely followed by any moral fibre. Have the resultant cavity packed with greed.

[Argyle]

Burn him on a cross upside down!

[sil3nt]

How much of that does he take?
How much goes to charity?

Instead of giving "most" of it away he should just not take it in the first place!

[Mully]

Instead of giving "most" of it away he should just not take it in the first place!

I'm actually not sure he can refuse to take it. It's handled by the remuneration authority.

[sil3nt]

I'm actually not sure he can refuse to take it. It's handled by the remuneration authority.

Excuses!

[Dave Lobster]

Have every last bit of integrity surgically removed, closely followed by any moral fibre. Have the resultant cavity packed with greed.

And have spine removed.. don't forget the spine removal.

[Mully]

And have spine removed.. don't forget the spine removal.

And guts.

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[Skyryder]

So let’s see if I’m getting this right.

English is claiming $1000 a week for rent and expenses to live in his home that is part of the English family trust.

So in effect not only are we paying his rent to live in the family home but contributing taxpayer dollars to the English family trust at the same time.

And this arsehole is the one who said that the country could not afford tax cuts.

Skyryder

[MisterD]

So in effect not only are we paying his rent to live in the family home but contributing taxpayer dollars to the English family trust at the same time.

Yet he could have moved his family across town to the residence provided by the taxpayer for the minister of finance, rented out the house where he lives now and made considerably more...oh, and btw both Green and Liarbour MP's charge the maximum to their allowances to stay in properties owned by their respective parties, what really, is the difference?

[Forest]

So let’s see if I’m getting this right.

English is claiming $1000 a week for rent and expenses to live in his home that is part of the English family trust.

So in effect not only are we paying his rent to live in the family home but contributing taxpayer dollars to the English family trust at the same time.

And this arsehole is the one who said that the country could not afford tax cuts.

Skyryder

Trusts are independent legal entities. The English Family Trust owns the house and is receiving the weekly rental payment i.e. Mr English doesn't own the house and isn't receiving the rent.

But I agree with your sentiment. It shows extremely poor political judgement.

[MIXONE]

I think it was Mark Twain who said "The only people who should be politicians are those who don't want to be".

[Robert Taylor]

We have a prime minister who is worth $50,000,000 and yet he still feels the need to get paid over $300,000 a year and claim these expenses on top of that. What a wanker.

It matters not whether he is worth 50 cents or 50 million, he is wealthy and I dont begrudge him of that for one moment. The job he is doing is worth that and more considering the responsibility.
And that also went for Helen Clark, even though Id happily see her burnt at the stake there is no way that Id begrudge anyone in such a position such a salary.
Good on Lockwood Smith for making this all public, its very notable that the ''socialists'' are the biggest hypocrites of the lot.