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If you're being paid by tax dollars, taxpayers should be able to fire you for any reason that they please. I agree. The rub is that it's not usually the taxpay
by mmt 16y ago
If you're being paid by tax dollars, taxpayers should be able to fire you for any reason that they please.
I agree. The rub is that it's not usually the taxpayers making that decision, but their elected representatives.
I believe there's already a commonly applied differentiation between appointed and civil service[1] positions.
[1] I don't know if these are the actual terms, so corrections are welcome.
- anamax 16y ago> I agree. The rub is that it's not usually the taxpayers making that decision, but their elected representatives. Sorry - you don't get to hide behind representatives. > I believe there's already a commonly applied differentiation between appointed and civil service[1] positions. While there is a difference, the "you can't do things that piss off the voters" rule applies to both.
- mturmon 16y agoThe representatives will, in practice, make decisions under the system you're describing. It was called the "spoils system" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system), it turns out to be a major vector of abuse by elected officials, and is the reasons the US civil service has safeguards for dismissing civil servants.
- anamax 16y agoThey're the representatives that you elected, so if they behave badly, that's on you. There are no technical fixes for social problems.