Make that 5% more because that is what they are going to ask us to contribute to the mess they made.
But beside that point, I can't find the link anymore, but recently a TD complained that with all the hours of work he had to put in he was working below minimum wage anyhow.
One way of getting rid of the political profession is term limits or not providing them with an outrages salary but rather a compensation depending on how much they show up and fair expenses.
It's stupid of us to pay a lot of money to a political class that does nothing to help us.