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Mayor of Nõmme enjoys fun in the sun at taxpayers’ money

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The article mentioned Destin has only around 12k residents. It's basically a large tourist destination with few year-round residents -- they have 3.5mln tourists visit every year.

Regardless, it's unethical for him to accept a per-diem or any other benefits for the days of the trip that were not for business purposes. Reply to the comment answer
~ameeriklane [14.05.2012, 12:36]
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biggest advantage of being a politican, other than ego, is to steal(be rewarded with) free goodies with your taxpayer issued per diem debt card. Think of the millions of Euros stolen(misused) every year , given the massive amount of often worthless policians, staff, per diems, kick backs, bribes, gifts, while the schools suffer for money and the roads are often worse than 3rd world. Parents- guide your children to be politicians as a carreer to be ensured of financial success. Reply to the comment answer
~So, [14.05.2012, 13:28]
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Come to Destin...we need more tourists! Reply to the comment answer
~Joan Lio [17.05.2012, 00:51]
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Was the lovely young lady with him his daughter? She sure caught the attention of the men when he was receiving his placque from the Mayor of Destin!!! Reply to the comment answer
~swb [17.05.2012, 05:39]
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Let me get this straight. Nomme has been reported to have anywhere from 1075 people (GeoNames database 17-1-12) to as high an estimate as 6,043 (Wikipedia 1-6-11). The Nomme District of Tallinn has 38,898 people. Is Korp the Mayor of the Town or the District? Either way, with the trouble Estonia is in ala Education, Social Welfare, Unemployment, Roads etc., what can justify sending a politician to a Tourist trap of an area to do anything? I live next to Destin and it is in a Resort area of Florida near Alabama. It is connected to Fort Walton Beach and close to Pensacola Florida. I'm sure the whole area has more money than the whole GNP of Estonia. Nomme's claim to fame is its wooden carved mushroom and train station. Its only Market Building burned down in April of 2010. The Town is surrounded by "Bogs and deep forests"(see Youth and Cultural Village website of Nomme). It has Estonia's largest Punk Festival called "Punk'n'Roll". I can possibly see the President of Estonia going there but the Mayor of Nomme???? Please!!! Reply to the comment answer
~Ken [17.05.2012, 17:27]
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Hah!

I spend a lot of time in Nomme since I live in Estonia. And my hometown is 10 minutes from Destin. All the Destin kids went to my high school in Fort Walton. What a bunch of stuck up pricks.

Of course the mayor went there on vacation, there is no other reason to be in Destin Florida, unless you're growing up there.

Besides, there is no similarities to Nomme and Destin. Nomme: Impoverished, yet elegantly quaint, no beach, very little to flaunt except the park and farmers market.

Destin: Majority of local individuals make 70,000 - 200,000 dollars a year. Loads of tourism "YEAR ROUND!" white sandy beaches, nice roads, no "or little" crime... GREAT ECONOMY (except after oil spill) although at the moment it has one of the the fastest growing employment rates in Florida. crazy stuff Reply to the comment answer
~Other Ameeriklane [18.05.2012, 16:45]
Agree with everything you said except the impoverished bit. A lot of high income people live in Nomme.
~Nomme [18.05.2012, 18:03]
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