Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Iran's parliament Considers Paying People To Vote

Gooya.com published the following, (Hat tip to an Iranian Student, he produced the following summary in English for us, we have confirmed his translation):
You might be interested to know that Iranian parliament members are trying hard to approve the bill to pay 50,000 Toumans (roughly US $ 50) to every Iranian participating in the upcoming election as an incentive.

One of the Mullahs' candidate announced that if he wins the election, he will pay more to Iranian people as a result of his triumph. This candidate is the former speaker of the Majlis (parliament) and he belongs to so-called reformist camp of the regime.
The average monthly wage in Iran is about $120.