Originally posted by blueheeler:
New Zealand has 4 million people. Spore has 4.4 million
people. Same-same.
NZs GDP/capita = S$40,000. Spores GDP/capita = S$45,000.
Same-same.
NZs prime minsters pay = S$332,000/year (see http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/regs/regs/text/2003/2003305.txt).
NZs ministers salaries = S$180,000/year to S$240,000.
Spores ministers pay = S$1,200,000/year (but they say they are
worth up to S$2,200,000/year). (and some ministers even draw a
pension on top of their salary, see http://blueheeler.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/more-peanuts-than-a-whole-herd-of-elephants-can-eat/)
According to http://www.finfacts.com/corruption.htm, NZ is ranked
one of the 3 least corrupt countries in the world, and Spore is
ranked 5th (i.e. NZ is perceived to be [b]less corrupt
than Spore).
Spores PM Lee and other ministers have used the argument that
they need to be paid closer to S$2,200,000 per year so as to keep
corruption at bay.
With NZs ministers earning 7-10 times less than
Spores ministers, and being able to keep NZ the least corrupt
country in the world, I wonder how come NZs ministers can keep
such a clean govt for so much less money? Conversely, why do our
Spores ministers need so much more pay to stem corruption, when a
clean govt like NZ could be had for much lower salaries?
In the interest of getting foreign talent for Spore, I propose
we hire the entire NZ cabinet to
replace the Spore one. All things considered, we can pay
the NZ cabinet peanuts, and theyll still ensure that Spore
remains wealthy and corruption-free.
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write this too stomp or STRAIT TIMES??
