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Originally Posted by Wormius
Would have expected him not to game the system for personal financial gain.
Does it not seem suspicious at all that the rent he was paying his mother was nearly the amount he could get reimbursed?
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How specifically is he gaming the system?
Remember that:
a) All MPs are obligated to maintain a residence in (or within 100 km of) their home constituency.
b) The vast majority of MPs who live outside the NCR receive a housing allowance for accommodation in a secondary residence.
c) $900 per month is a modest and reasonable amount for this allowance - keep in mind the maximum housing allowance at this time was $28,000 per annum or $2,333 per month.
d) This practice was and remains standard practice amongst MPs in the House of Commons.