How can I know it's true, the published pay and bonuses of ministers............

[Zeitgeist]

Do I rely on faith or should I expect more?:( Because the Sunday Times feature on Merrill Lynch about the company paying themselves US$6 billion in bonuses on record earnings of US$7.5 billion that turned out to be a mirage, all this in 2006. The company had since lost three times that amount.)

I think it's a fair and legitimate question for a citizen to ask.