Real politicians believe in something

In the olden days, serfs and tradesmen worked for the landed gentry for food and shelter.

After a while, the aristocracy got the boot and new masters took over: Capital and Parliament.

The excesses of their time led to the formation of trade unions and Labor Parties and reforms were made.

Now, at the present time, the politicians are the new aristocracy and vote themselves over-generous pensions and other expensive taxpayer-paid perks.

With these taxpayer levy pensions, the politicians can earn as much as they like.

No means test for them.

No, but the poor old serf pensioner who happens to earn $10 has $20 taken from him by the zealous bureaucrats.

As the song says, "There's nothing surer, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer."

In the olden days, real politicians believed in something.

Today they are united in one belief: the Almighty Dollar.

Letter, 17 Nov 2010 Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy