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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
I disagree Livia, it's already a perfectly respectable salary to live on and thus anyone who is genuinely interested in making a difference in politics will not be put off by it even if they could earn more elsewhere. If being in politics is their passion then that's where they will want to be.
There's nothing worse than a career politician half-arsing it for a paycheque.
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Passion doesn't pay the bills. If someone from an ordinary background with a good degree is looking at the options being a politician with all the crap that goes with it isn't going to be a great option when you can much earn more in another job. Or, become a politician and have other irons in the fire so that your constituency doesn't get 100% attention. The MPs I know work long hours and although the Parliamentary recess looks like they get a lot of holidays, a lot of that time is spent working in their constituency.