Waiter, there's an iPod in my soup!

$800 a month for food? No receipts required for purchases under $500?

Yeah, no wonder some of these MPs are fighting against transparency.

non-story, criminalization of farking over the american taxpayer.

bales: non-story, criminalization of farking over the american taxpayer.

Someone didnt RTFA, or look at the nationality of the paper reporting the link.

400 pounds a month isnt all that much money.

My boss thinks this way too. Can't wait for the audit.

Republicans don't need food they eat terrorists!

Sounds legit - a fish tank is just a container for food.

eKonk: Sounds legit - a fish tank is just a container for food.

Win.

FTFA: self-regulating

Aaahahahahahahahahahaa!

bales: non-story, criminalization of farking over the american taxpayer.

hugheric: Republicans don't need food they eat terrorists!

Big Ben is in America now?

this thread needs lots of walrus + bucket pictures.

Brits: have a revolution, its a blast! Plus, you get to dump all those a-hole Mps.

hugheric: Republicans don't need food they eat terrorists!

bales: non-story, criminalization of farking over the american taxpayer.

I love retards that don't read the articles....

Here ya go...this should be more your speed.

FTFA: Greater transparency over MPs' expenses could put people crooks off standing for Parliament, Commons authorities say.

FTF them

lilplatinum: 400 pounds a month isnt all that much money.

It depends on what denominations you are talking about.

DaBishop: I love retards that don't read the articles....

Watch it. you'll offend retards.

elffster: this thread needs lots of walrus + bucket pictures.

A preoccupied vegan named Hugh
picked up the wrong sandwich to chew.
He took a big bite
before spitting, in fright,
"OMG, WTF, BBQ!"

I see some Brits engaging these politicians in a calm and rational manner. From what I understand of your country, you are doing it wrong - you must convince the government that this hurts your feelings.

lilplatinum: 400 pounds a month isnt all that much money.

In that case, please send me £400 a month. You won't miss it.

tennessee.hillbilly: Watch it. you'll offend retards.

My apologies.

I love it when the "intellectually disabled" don't read the articles...

I spent one summer a few years back working on a government grant in Florida. I think I got $32/day per diem. As a cheap grad student, I probably ended up spending about $5-10 a day on food, so by the end of the summer I had saved up a bunch of money and bought a new cell phone, camera, and receiver.

/still a better and probably more cost-efficient system than paying people to look over a ton of receipts
//if I had to submit receipts I would have eaten more expensive food, so there would be no net gain for the gov't (taxpayer)

UGH! Is that WILLIAM FARKING BRIMLEY!!!!?!!12?4


/kidding, hes teh hawt

elffster: UGH! Is that WILLIAM FARKING BRIMLEY

That's Mr. Allen Wilford Brimley to you, son.

Perhaps "freedom-of-information campaigner Heather Brooke" has some suggestions about somewhere else these MPs could be getting their nourishment.

iPods taste terrible without a lot of ketchup.

SamTana: FTFA: Greater transparency over MPs' expenses could put people crooks off standing for Parliament, Commons authorities say.

FTF them

Yep. You want to sign off your own expenses - you can d@mn well publish every last farking detail.

iPods taste terrible without a lot of ketchup.

Yeah, and besides, the bits of plastic get stuck in your teeth.

Politicians don't need receipts at all. They wouldn't lie or cheat.

per diem anyone?

HomerButt: $800 a month for food? No receipts required for purchases under $500?

Yeah, no wonder some of these MPs are fighting against transparency.

Eating decently (not even 'well') is a good 10$/meal minimum.

10$/meal*3 meal/day * ~30 day/month = 900$/month.

Of course, I'm poor, so I only eat one meal a day and try to cut it down to 5 to 7 dollars, but honestly if you think paying elected officials enough for three square meals a day at the equivalent of a high-end fast-food place is unreasonable, I think you need your brain checked.

Jim_Callahan: if you think paying elected officials enough for three square meals a day at the equivalent of a high-end fast-food place is unreasonable, I think you need your brain checked.

Strange, I work to get money to buy food. MPs, it seems, work to get money and then get expenses to buy food. Sweet!

Jim_Callahan: Of course, I'm poor, so I only eat one meal a day and try to cut it down to 5 to 7 dollars, but honestly if you think paying elected officials enough for three square meals a day at the equivalent of a high-end fast-food place is unreasonable, I think you need your brain checked.

Every single meal, every day they're in office? If they're on a business trip and can't eat at home, sure. But otherwise, why should the taxpayers pick up the tab for every meal they eat?

What, they don't buy groceries over there?

DaBishop: I love retards that don't read the articles....

If you stop to read the articles you can't get you boobies post!

YOU is the new YOUR

/spellcheck FTW!

These are Expenses - the food they're buying is only on 'business' - they get a wage of at least 60k, plus up to 22k in expenses

i've met an MP, they're not worth 82k, like pretty much anyone who earns that much