Comments on: The 2008 Presidential Election Has Developed into Charges and Counter-Charges of Corruption http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/corrupt-presidential-election/2008/02/28/ An independent perspective on the Australian and global investment markets Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:39:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: mike http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/corrupt-presidential-election/2008/02/28/comment-page-1/#comment-10090 mike Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:04:32 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/corrupt-presidential-election/2008/02/28/#comment-10090 ...it'd be the "raising" of the salary which would cause a momentary lapse of corruptive behavior ....not much bang for our buck....but some...never the less.... ...it'd be the "raising" of the salary which would cause a momentary lapse of corruptive behavior ....not much bang for our buck....but some...never the less....

]]> By: John http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/corrupt-presidential-election/2008/02/28/comment-page-1/#comment-10080 John Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:51:05 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/corrupt-presidential-election/2008/02/28/#comment-10080 Wow did you just try to justify the politicians' theft? They knew what the pay was going into the job, and they still wanted the job. No, "wanted" is an understatement. They fought tooth and nail for the job. And then when all is said and then you have the audacity to say "they are stealing because they aren't paid enough"?? Maybe everybody who thinks they should be paid more is justified to steal, then? Wow did you just try to justify the politicians' theft?

They knew what the pay was going into the job, and they still wanted the job. No, "wanted" is an understatement. They fought tooth and nail for the job. And then when all is said and then you have the audacity to say "they are stealing because they aren't paid enough"??

Maybe everybody who thinks they should be paid more is justified to steal, then?

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