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0 pointslogifail7y ago0 comments

>> MEPs are much closer to members of a state-congress in the US than member of congress

What's the salary and expenses package like in a state congress?

"[..] expense payments of €4,416 per month are given to MEPs as a lump sum in addition to their regular pre-tax monthly salary of €8,611. They are not required to provide any proof of how the money is spent"

sources: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/about-meps.html and https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-corrupti...

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rocqua7y ago

To be Olympic-level says something about how well you compete, not how well you get compensated.

The fact that MEP compensation is so good, whilst public scrutiny on who gets seats is so lax is even worse.

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