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**DoterrFor** · 05-11-2007, 06:13 AM

Australia's former opposition leader was the richest Member of the Australian parliament with a net worth of around 200 million, given that he could conservatively earn 5% income or about 10 million a year on that amount, that would make the salary Australian Prime Ministers income of 300 and something thousand look minuscule, look at Ross Perot in the US, a multi billionaire, he ran for president, he obviously would not consider the presidential wage as much of an incentive to work like a dog
The Rich don't join politics for money in western countries, they enjoy the prestige and power, there already got the money.

05-11-2007, 06:13 AM	#9
DoterrFor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	Australia's former opposition leader was the richest Member of the Australian parliament with a net worth of around 200 million, given that he could conservatively earn 5% income or about 10 million a year on that amount, that would make the salary Australian Prime Ministers income of 300 and something thousand look minuscule, look at Ross Perot in the US, a multi billionaire, he ran for president, he obviously would not consider the presidential wage as much of an incentive to work like a dog The Rich don't join politics for money in western countries, they enjoy the prestige and power, there already got the money.
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