Government personnel (elected and
bureaucratic) are public servants looking out for our interests,
right? Indeed, there are plenty of public servants who do. However,
there are also plenty of others who take advantage of
their positions/access for their benefit at our expense. Here are three
examples.
The energy department spends a lot of effort looking out for family members. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/10/nepotism-rampant-energy-department-internships-pro/ We taxpayer's don't mind if they benefit at our expense, do we? http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/10/scandal-du-jour-part-deux-department-of
Senator Feinstein's husband's business interests include fat contracts with the government. Check this out. http://www.washingtonguardian.com/going-postal
I am certain that Ms. Feinstein's reassurances that absolutely nothing
untoward is going on here are true. They must be. After all she is a
senator. And I am equally sure, like all other professional
couples, that she and her husband never discuss business while at home.
And besides there is no doubt that her spokesman, Brian Weiss, has
personal knowledge of all their public and private communications when
he assures us that "Sen. Feinstein is not involved with and does not discuss any of her husband’s business decisions with him."
Sorry for the cynicism but these
types of ethical dilemmas within government have long existed. Review
these examples courtesy of the Department of Housing and
Urban Debelopment. http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/hud/scandals
George Burns
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