We get monkeys anyway

Once again I return to the subject of fat cats.  Some of you may have read the Daily Express comment which argues that MPs are entitled to a pay rise.  It begins by comparing the salary of an MP with the salaries of people who earn more:

the director-general of the BBC gets £450,000, the chief executives of major firms can pocket millions in shares, and footballers regularly pick up more in a week than most of us can expect to earn in a year

However as I noted in a previous post about MEPs (who earn the same salary as MPs):

Nevertheless  £66,396 is more than the salary of a university professor, and also more than the typical earnings of road maintenance workers - but of course they do an important job and do it well.

I have also in another previous post discussed the comparison between fat cat salaries and those of football players and pop stars.

The DE comment also argues that If we pay peanuts we'll just get monkeys in Parliament, but we get monkeys in any case.  If Britain's legislators are fit for purpose, then why has Britain not had full employment in more than forty years?  Why is violent crime no longer shocking?  Why is the nation drowning in debt?  I could go on, but I think you get the point.

If you feel that MPs do not earn enough, then feel free to keep on voting Labour or Tory or LibDem.  If however you want a change, then feel free to JOIN a political party which actually seeks change.

Previous posts about fat cats include:

The cats stay fat

Energy sector fat cats

Fat cats and commies