Hillyer notes the essence of the problem with the Hypocritical Exemption.
This sort of special exemption for government
workers is not a merely symbolic annoyance; instead, it feeds a
perception that soon becomes an attitude that soon makes itself
manifest in various actions. The perception is that government
workers are above the law; the attitude that can grow among the
federal workforce is that those workers are our masters rather than
our servants; and the actions that flow from that attitude can
include many abuses, small and large, of privacy or liberty.
Yah, like IRS' squashing of conservative activists, NSA's "total war" infogame....stuff like that, hey.
The fact that elected officials at the federal and state level are over compensated is nothing new.
ReplyDeleteStricter/shorter term limits would be a good start in ending this sense of privilege.
Incumbency needs to become a liability in an election.
You are in a unique position to offer commentary on hypocritical exemptions. Your situational ethics are second to none.
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