the issue is they are in power. if you elect them, that means
you agree with their policies on the whole, although in reality
this is not true. they can use whatever reasons to justify their
high pay. sure their track record for the past 40 odd years speaks
for itself, but then you shouldnt use this to justify on the
excessive high pay of the ministers. if pay is a consideration,
then hank paulson, then chairman of goldman sachs, will not quit
his post to become US secretary of treasury in George Bush second
term. his pay at goldman sachs is tens of millions a year, compared
to being a secretary of treasury, whose annual pay is not even USD
200,000. you join the government because you want to contribute and
do your part for your country.
