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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Shall I call you Grum (since you call me Marge)?
Bankers, past or present, are now recognised as the 'lepers' in our society.
You gained financially from actively participating in a corrupt system - and you expect me to respect you for that! - really?
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Margaret, please and I'm sure you really didn't mean to say the above but please don't tar all the hundreds of thousands of "bankers" who do a good honest job in what is an invaluable role in society. With out banks the world would be still in the stone age. I work with many truly exceptional people who really care from the front counter operations that most people see as their interface to the banking industry to the people behind the scenes needed to make such huge complex machines work.
The UK is blessed as a nation and far more prosperous than we would be if it was not for the financial industry and the UKs significant position in that market.
IN respect of the original argument, would I do the MP role for 75K? no thanks.. its not a 9-5 job in any way, you are responsible for the running of an organisation that financially is larger than any corporation(I can think of, have to also deal with armed threats to our security, have housing and social policys that are fair to all, decide on aspects so varied and important it will make your head spin yet we expect someone like Graham J who is an ordinary bloke with ( and with all respect) no specialist business r or pertinent skills to do this role? IMHO whilst sounding morally wonderful the idea that we place no actual test of ability on MPs to do the role they perform is ludicrous. no other job in the world works purely on you get it if you are popular....