A good article...

I AM a politician in the public's eyes. Along with that recognition is the belief that I am flushed with cash, simply because my position allows me access to multitudes of government projects.

Being supposedly cash rich, I am also expected to donate handsomely to needy people. To finance these handsome donations, I am expected to earn handsomely, too.

Indeed, with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) having an annual budget of RM250 million, I and my fellow councillors can be considered directors of a multi-million ringgit company whose shareholders are...

http://www.thenutgraph.com/the-financial-disadvantage-of-being-councillor