Comments on: This is ridiculous and insulting. Do they take us for complete fools? Obviously yes, because we voted them in. https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rumplestiltskin https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1146388 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:44:38 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1146388 In reply to gorg.

Mr. Buontempo is not an architect.

]]> By: KMS https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1145382 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:44:32 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1145382 Everyone knows where Chris Cardona gets the money to service that loan. We just don’t talk about it.

]]> By: c https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1145307 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:05:10 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1145307 Poor employee who has to pay tax on every cent of his wage. What a farce! By the way, do ministers and parliamentary secretaries have immunity from a Tax Compliance Unit investigation?

]]> By: chully https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1144344 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:52:56 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1144344 In reply to Jozef.

Confirmed.

]]> By: Malteser Tania https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1143964 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:23:32 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1143964 We are supposed to believe that Chris Cardona made Eur3,000 in the whole of 2012 from his law practice. What, is he still living in Mintoff’s belt-tightening time?

Even Eur3,000 is way too little for a lawyer aged 41 and with such a high profile. More lies. And here we go again.

]]> By: Alf https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1143853 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:45:44 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1143853 In reply to pm.

I calculated the interest on the loan at a very conservative rate of 3% due to the amount involved

]]> By: gorg https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1143849 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:43:14 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1143849 Dr Stefan Buontempo’s declaration is even better. His only income was his parliamentary honoraria.

The Hon Perit must either have done a lot of pro bono work during 2012 or none at all.

]]> By: Alf https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1143848 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:42:49 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1143848 And please do not include “ME” in the “WE” of the heading of this comment as I NEVER voted for them.

]]> By: ketchup https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1143844 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:38:21 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1143844 In reply to M. Cassar.

With a salary of €36,000 my daughter is having trouble getting a loan of €15,000. Can one of these Honourable gentlemen tell me what she should do, seeing that with such low salaries they have managed to convince the banks to sanction amazing amounts?

]]> By: pm https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/this-is-ridiculous-and-insulting-do-they-take-us-for-complete-fools-obviously-yes-because-we-voted-them-in/#comment-1143842 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:36:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34976#comment-1143842 Repayments on Chris Cardona’s loan of Eur577,000 and a minimum of 5% interest cometo E28,850 a year, which is more than the Eur23,000 (before tax and NI) that he earns.

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