Politicians' salaries

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Originally Posted by zipping

I agree with this having worked for a backbencher. It also costs them a lot going to functions and raising party funds to be a politician.

The real question is are we getting value for money. As JP said if they perform then its all good.

The problem is that we are attracting lifers on all sides with little real life experience. Whether being a union organiser or IPA'r or student activist the room for people with real life experience is limited.

Overwhelmingly, lawyers are massively over represented in the Parliament. Lawyers never create anything much of value and generally take a sledgehammer approach to small problems. Just pick any area of law and you will be astounded by how many statute laws there are plus delegated legislation.

I was interested to see how Ricky Muir would go as the accidental politician. Didn't do all that badly I preferred him to say a Xenophone or Wilkey.

We used to have unions looking after the workers interests.
Now it's a bunch of lawyers either working for big business or working for the greenies.

We have lost our voice.