Fourteen: John Key got rid of our perks, and maybe he was somewhat right to. But let's be clear, while it's not why I am leaving, that this job done well is tough and not actually that well-remunerated for what it entails. So on MPs' pay, let's all remember that we need the highest-quality people here—not just the very wealthy, for whom money doesn't matter, or those naïve enough, as I once was, to enter and crazy enough to stay in the game no matter what. 