Chronosynclastic Infundibulum » parliament http://www.semanticoverload.com The world through my prisms Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:36:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 The MPs get a pay rise http://www.semanticoverload.com/2010/08/23/the-mps-get-a-pay-rise/ http://www.semanticoverload.com/2010/08/23/the-mps-get-a-pay-rise/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:54:44 +0000 Semantic Overload http://www.semanticoverload.com/?p=703 For those still in the dark, the MPs or Members of Parliament (in the US, their counterparts are called senators and congressmen) in India have given themselves a whopping 300% pay rise! Wait, it gets even better: they are claiming that 300% is too less, and have held up proceedings in the lower house!

The sane will wonder the justification in such a pay rise given that a crippling double digit inflation is strangling the nation’s economy. But the smart figure out a justification for it. Here’s how it goes…. well, on second thoughts, maybe someone who is an expert in these matters should explain them to you. And of course I am referring to Sir Humphry and Sir Arnold. :)

Here is a clip from one of my all time favourite TV series Yes Prime Minister, that describes the entire process in hilarious detail: [link (part 2), link (part 3)]

Part 2:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JObTDctaZOc


Part 3:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB5R40Ds_yg

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