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Old 24-08-2009, 09:16   #382
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Re: £10,000 offered to leak MP's expenses

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Originally Posted by Gayle View Post

I suppose the difference, and the argument, is that our MPs are paid out of the public purse, i.e. our hard earned money. But, if I'm honest, I'd prefer to have Sir Terry running the country than the current administration and if he was worth £1.5m then I'd be prepared to pay it. It's the old adage, if you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Whilst I realise that £63k is not peanuts to the majority of us, we have to pay people what they're worth in the long run.
by the same principal top footballers are paid 100k plus a week, sorry that don't sit too well with me.
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