Mabel Elmore
Her advertised welfare breakfast
Real cost of food
The South Bayview Bulldog has advanced the knowledge of human behaviour over the years by documenting the use of Other People’s Money (OPM). This exercise is not about corruption or malfeasance but rather deals with the survival instinct that prompts us to avoid spending our own money when we can spend someone else’s. It seems rooted in primordial times although there was no money when we lived in trees. This time it’s BC NDP MLA Mabel Elmore who expensed $61 a day in food purchases during a $19 a day welfare challenge. Ms. Elmore is very upset with herself and has paid back the difference but in the end it was easy to do because she was using OPM. Instinct just kicked in. It’s a little appreciated human weakness that needs work.
