Whew .... I'm glad we don't have politicians like that in Canada ... the government would have to increase our already high taxes a considerable amount just to pay for their exorbitant salaries!

"You cannot be a politician in one of those countries and do what you have to do for $33/month"
LH ... Never said he should .. but I did say the running of the government is not paid out of his salary ... it is an expense (taxes) paid for by the already poor citizens ... it sure was a drop down from $10k a month to 3K a month ... but he probably had to knowing the U.S. would make it public if he had kept that amount ... but let's face it, he would still live very lavishly if he had brought it down to $1.5K a month. But then again he does have to pay for the expensive scotch, seaside hacienda, Mercedes .... a new image he has to keep up to gain respect of the Americans.

A Mother Theresa he ain't LH.

biLL