Protesters in Indonesia slam new US$3,000 monthly housing perk for MPs, who defend it as ‘carefully calculated’ - CNA

I get the sentiment, but it's seriously misguided. MPs need to be paid well to A: be harder to bribe and B: make the post viable for non-wealthy people.

Hundreds of Indonesians took to the streets on Monday (Aug 25) to protest perks such as new and increased monthly allowances for Members of Parliament (MPs) at a time of economic uncertainty and government austerity measures.

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