http://sgforums.com/forums/2237/topics/313074 en-US 60 <p>no, that wud make the ministers corruptable and talents will fall... xD</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:54:17 +0800 sgforums.com:2237:313074:7979028 4getmenot http://sgforums.com/forums/2237/topics/313074 <p>no..</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:15:29 +0800 sgforums.com:2237:313074:7978558 mr_sotong http://sgforums.com/forums/2237/topics/313074 <p><strong>CNN)</strong> -- South Korea's new president has pledged to donate his salary to the underprivileged.&lt;!--startclickprintexclude--&gt;&lt;!-- PURGE: /2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/south.korea.salary/art.myungbak.afp.gi.jpg --&gt;&lt;!-- KEEP --&gt;</p> <div class=""> <div class=""> &lt;!----&gt;&lt;!--===========IMAGE============--&gt;<img src= "http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/south.korea.salary/art.myungbak.afp.gi.jpg" height="219" alt="art.myungbak.afp.gi.jpg" width= "292" />&lt;!--===========/IMAGE===========--&gt; <div class=""> <div class=""> <p>&lt;!--===========CAPTION==========--&gt;South Korean leader Lee Myung-Bak says he would donate his salary to help the underprivileged.&lt;!--===========/CAPTION=========--&gt;</p> </div> </div> <div class=""><img src= "http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif" height="4" alt="" width="4" /></div> </div> </div> <p>&lt;!-- /PURGE: /2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/south.korea.salary/art.myungbak.afp.gi.jpg --&gt;&lt;!--endclickprintexclude--&gt;</p> <p>Lee Myung-Bak made the pledge during an unscheduled meeting with reporters Sunday in the press room of his presidential office, the state news agency reported.</p> <p>The president said he would donate his salary during his entire five-year term.</p> <p>Lee is a former CEO of an engineering and construction company with a vast personal fortune. As mayor of Seoul from 2002 to 2004, Lee donated his salary to the children of street cleaners and firefighters.</p> <p>"I promised to spend my whole salary earned as a public official on public welfare," Lee told reporters. "My plan to donate the presidential salary to the underprivileged is an extension of that promise."</p> <p>The news agency did not say how much the president earns in a year.</p> <p>During the election campaign, Lee, 66, vowed to donate his entire personal fortune of more than 30 billion won ($30.2 million) to the poor. He said at the time he would keep only a retirement house in Seoul.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I read about him, he worked as a garbage collector before studying hard for university and worked long hours at his job before being promotoed to the top guy at his company. read all about him at wikipedia. HE also replaced all his luxury cabinet chairs with normal utility furnitures.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>BUT the question is&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CAN OUR MINISTERS BE LIKE HIM??? pay themselves so high somemore....</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:10:13 +0800 sgforums.com:2237:313074:7978546 dracas http://sgforums.com/forums/2237/topics/313074