dedja wrote:LOL, oh the indignity!
Far from me to defend politicians, but we’re going to start sacking people for utilising the benefits they are entitled to?
Should they have these entitlements? Well, that’s a different issue, but they do legally have them, so this lynching is popular every now and then and seems to score some political points, but if you’re going to apply the imaginary ‘pub test’ to all 150 members of the House and 76 Senators, there won't be many left standing.
The business class travel for family members is a legitimate entitlement, even if we don’t like it.
So let’s start randomly applying the ‘pub test’ to ordinary people in normal jobs, even though you legally have entitlements as part of your salary package. Let those who have never gone out and dined and wined on the company card cast the first stone.
Some of the entitlements politicians enjoy make perfect sense, some are simply outrageous, but until you have a system where they’re not in control of their salaries and entitlements (spoiler alert, ain’t going to happen), then forever be outraged.
No issues with most of the entitlements as you need to attract quality people and these help.
It’s when they take the piss that’s an issue. Why have a car sitting there for 7 hours and HTF does it cost $1000
