Not only it is outrageous it is obscene, greediness and selfishness.

As leaders, the Members of Parliament should set an example and not just fill their pockets first.

Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Ba travelled all over behemoth Indian sub-continent on trains and on their two feet and as a result they were fit and trim, and they did not rip of the taxpayers.

In this terrible recessionary time the MPs and Ministers whilst on official business away from their homes should lodge in ashrams, temples, churches, synagogues and mosques so to tighten their belts as we hard working taxpayers are doing. And we are indeed fortunate to have MPs of many diverse faiths in our great country.

This will be a good way for MPs to touch base with the everyday New Zealanders and understand the hardships that the taxpayers are encountering. A great and exciting opportunity for MPs to emulate great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Michael Joseph Savage, Nelson Mandela, President Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln to name but a few.

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