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Are They Worth Saving?

Well, it seems like we struck a chord out there in the wide world among people who don't like politicians. Judging by the emails if it wasn't for the fact that they make the laws suitable for themselves, politicians would be out of jobs.

Now I must say that Dave's suggestion of filling jumbo jets with Australia's politicians (leeches as he calls them) and then slamming them - a la I'man Overladen Bin - into Parliament House is a very good one.

I do foresee, however, a few problems. The biggest of which is the difficulty in prising the overweight scumbags away from their taxpayer-funded meals long enough to corral them on to a plane.

Come to think of it, actually shoehorning the bloated bodies and egos of our dearly elected ones into economy-class seats may be a tad difficult. Most of them haven't travelled cattle-class for some years I imagine - well, not at our expense anyways.

And Dave's idea of introducing performance-based contracts for Members of Parliament is an excellent one - ones with no unfair dismissal clauses, of course - as is getting the a-holes to fill in the same expense-form details that we in the real world have to do.

The estimated cost to Australians for the privilege of being forced to vote for these ratbags is some $365million each year. That 365 with six noughts after it.

Wouldn't that improve the lot of every Australian by doing away with them all, giving the newcomers average wages - well they do average work don't they? - and cutting out all their lurks and perks.

That means that every Australian man, woman and child could be given an $18,000 gift every year.

All we need do is get rid of the politicians. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Let me know how we can do it guys!

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