Donie Cassidy - “No one makes any money out of politics"

[ellie08]

[quote=DCon;2095860]

But they will keep repeating the lie that anyone in politics would earn twice as much in the Private Sector.

While every numpty (that is the Irish working people) has to work 40 odd years for their pension, they get millions for a decade or less of work. In fact they get multiple pensions some of them. Sick, sick, sick!

[selfemployedmar]

From Times Online an article by Stephen Dunne ... "TDs are still living high on the hog".

In the article Senator Donie Cassidy defends the current unvouched expenses system. He insists that politicians are “incredible value for money”. He said Irish politicians’ expenses are “completely in line” with their colleagues’ in Europe and are “just adequate”. Asked about the levelmof expenses paid to senators and TD's he said that "there has been a reduction in what we used to get 10 years ago.”

Asked why members of the Oireachtas should have meals bought for them, Cassidy argued that the private sector offers “these standards”. He added: “No-one makes any money out of politics and if anybody says they do, I would like to meet them".

“Give credit where credit is due. What has been done for Ireland in the past 12 years by public representatives from all political parties has been incredible, the envy of Europe as a matter of fact.”

So there you have it boys and girls. Our politicians dont make any money from politics and are the envy of Europe!!!

You couldn't make this sh1t up. You really couldn't.

I honestly dont know how things have come to this. I'm so frustarted and angered by this idiot and the rest of the incompetent gombeen lying currupt FF ba3tards that are in power that I dont know whether to laugh or cry.

You have to remember they fiddle their expenses to show that they are not in profit, therefore not subject to benefit in kind. Corrupt or what.
While the rest of us in business are subject to tests and audits!!!

[L.O. Dublin S.C.]

From Times Online an article by Stephen Dunne ... "TDs are still living high on the hog".

In the article Senator Donie Cassidy defends the current unvouched expenses system. He insists that politicians are “incredible value for money”. He said Irish politicians’ expenses are “completely in line” with their colleagues’ in Europe and are “just adequate”. Asked about the levelmof expenses paid to senators and TD's he said that "there has been a reduction in what we used to get 10 years ago.”

Asked why members of the Oireachtas should have meals bought for them, Cassidy argued that the private sector offers “these standards”. He added: “No-one makes any money out of politics and if anybody says they do, I would like to meet them".

“Give credit where credit is due. What has been done for Ireland in the past 12 years by public representatives from all political parties has been incredible, the envy of Europe as a matter of fact.”

So there you have it boys and girls. Our politicians dont make any money from politics and are the envy of Europe!!!

You couldn't make this sh1t up. You really couldn't.

I honestly dont know how things have come to this. I'm so frustarted and angered by this idiot and the rest of the incompetent gombeen lying currupt FF ba3tards that are in power that I dont know whether to laugh or cry.

Cry now, then laugh when they're kicked out.

[Captain Con O'Sullivan]

In the UK they used to use the old chestnut that politicians should get paid the equivalent of a high salary in the private sector in order to attract the right people (!)

Until it was pointed out that the average MP when deselected or defeated in an election does not get work for something like 10 months or 18 months- I can't quite recall.

On that note I had a chap trying to sell us one of the media monitoring software packages (a bit like Lexus Nexus although I am not identifying them as the company involved).

He looked a bit familiar and it turned out he was a former Tory MP who had been caught some years back asking questions in the House of Commons in return for money. He was booted out with another MP.

My point being that I caught him trying to tell my boss that I'd agreed to buy the package- luckily my boss asked me as she thought it strange I'd go ahead and buy without mentioning it.

I hadn't agreed to buy it all. The man was an unmitigated liar and he got bumped off the approved supplier list because of it.

I wouldn't mind but the package was probably the one I would have chosen. They can't help themselves sometimes, these political animals.

[cantenaccio]

Donnie and Jackie should be tried for treason and if guilty 20 years in Mountjoy,make an example.