abbott rejects calls for reform of mp expenses, page-36

There is a little bit of thief in us all. Hands up those who have not tried to snip a bit off the Tax Office, anyone who hasn't is a liar. If you were walking down the Street and picked up a wad of $100 dollar notes what is the first thing you would do, I will tell you, you would look around to see who saw you pick it up. We will never stop the nose in the trough its human nature and that applies to both sides.