You traded in your great-grandfather's horse and plow for a high-salaried office job.

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Parliamentary Standards Commissioner John Lyon found Mr McShane had entered 19 "misleading" expenses claims for research and translation services from a body called the European Policy Institute (EPI), which was in fact an organisation with no office or salaried staff, with a bank account controlled by Mr MacShane himself.

BBC: Denis MacShane expenses privilege claim queried

In Louisville, Kentucky, salaried lawyers in the public defender's office handle a staggering 750 cases a year.

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