Oz PM world's highest paid head of government

[ktlight]

"The world's highest paid head of government is a woman. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will now get a salary higher than what US President Barack Obama and British premier David Cameron take home every year."

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AND YET NOT AS MUCH AS THE BANKERS.

[Cjay]

I wish I could find the video of her ranting, as deputy leader of the opposition, about 4 years ago, in absolute indignation about the mere suggestion that politicians' salaries should be increased.

Look how happy she is now that she gets a 160% raise to 470,000 USD per annum (a slightly smaller number if her salary was quoted in Aussie bananas). Good grief, Charlie Brown. Meanwhile, a lot of Aussies took pay cuts in the last few years, just to keep their jobs and prevent some major employers going bankrupt.

[pharoah21]

She's just milking as much of the cow as possible while it's still there.........