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Sun 27 Aug, 2006 05:28 pm
Got this in one of those chain emails - anyone know its veracity?
ARL OR AFL?
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71, repeat 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits, and
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
Can you guess which organization this is?
Give up yet? . . .
Scroll down,
Neither,
it's the 535 members of the
AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT IN CANBERRA
The same group of Idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
You've got to pass this one on!
This is important. Can it be verified and if so, can names be named?
(Those proven to be guilty, of course!)
It's an urban myth, taken from a similar myth in the USA. See
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/congress.htm
Cheers,
JT
yes - I got it too - and suspected it was a hoax.
Thanks, JT and welcme to A2K!
Are you Australian?
I got sent this by an idiot relative of mine. She didn't bother to check if it was true, she just accepted it at face value, happy to have her negative pre-existing ideas about politicians reinforced. As she read it, she probably shook her head thinking, "Bloody politicians." The moral of the story is: question everything. If it doesnt ring true, it probably isn't.
understandable given the publicity regarding perks and superannuation
Base salary 118,950 Pa
employer funded super 15% ..................(rest of country 9%)
super can be taken as a lump sum and is accessible when retiring (no matter what age) not 65 like the rest of us
redundancy entilement if voted out or losing preselection $30,000 or 3 months pay.
$50,000 pension after 8 years
electoral allowance 27-40,000, free travel, free home phone and internet, telephone charge card
Taxpayer funded travel for pollie and spouse incl overseas travel, charter flights and hotel expenses.
private vehical and fuel expenses
lifetime gold pass for free travel for retired MPs
source The Age Newspaper Sept 8 2006
D'ya think I could become a politician.
I have absolutely no interest in politics, though - is that a requirement?
I live next door to a local government politician - appears to be an unlovely combination of sleaze and corruption!
This is a HOAX Spelt H. O. A. X.
Befor eyou take off spreadng rumours, check the facts. eg: How many seats are there in the Australian Parliment. That might give you a clue!!
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