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Ed Balls’ view is that Wayne Rooney’s worth his £300,000 a week | Ed Balls’ view is that Wayne Rooney’s worth his £300,000 a week |
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Wayne Rooney’s reported £300,000 a week wages should not be controlled as his talent attracts the high salary, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has suggested. | Wayne Rooney’s reported £300,000 a week wages should not be controlled as his talent attracts the high salary, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has suggested. |
Mr Balls said in the footballer’s case it was perhaps “genuinely the talent getting the pay” as there is “only one Wayne Rooney” who could go anywhere in the world. | |
But massive multi-million-pound salaries in some parts of the economy feel “like a bit of a Ponzi scheme” when the pay is not because of a great idea or “when it’s not the talent of Wayne Rooney”, the shadow Chancellor said. | |
He made the remarks after he was questioned about Business Secretary Vince Cable’s view that he did not understand “why people need a million quid a year”. | He made the remarks after he was questioned about Business Secretary Vince Cable’s view that he did not understand “why people need a million quid a year”. |
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