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I've seen examples of this all over the UK as well, when ever it's a Government tender the quotes were always much higher than they need to be, and they always
by MattBearman 14y ago
I've seen examples of this all over the UK as well, when ever it's a Government tender the quotes were always much higher than they need to be, and they always HAVE to have the most expensive, 'enterprise' equipment, whether they need it or not.
I've never understood it myself. Governments are funded by tax money, and the people involved in these companies that love overcharging the Government pay taxes. Congratulations on ripping yourself off.
- EvilTerran 14y agothe people involved in these companies that love overcharging the Government pay taxes One thing I've learned from Private Eye: many of our government contractors don't pay taxes -- or at least not British taxes, or a negligible amount thereof.
- mogrim 14y ago> I've never understood it myself. Governments are funded by tax money, and the people involved in these companies that love overcharging the Government pay taxes. Congratulations on ripping yourself off. Any additional taxes are diluted amongst the general population, while my sales commission is mine and mine alone...
- intended 14y agoIts the level of management and attention to detail your organization can afford. At some point people will probably need to fully fund and empower an independent audit organization staffed with the kind of detail oriented savants that will start cutting through a lot of fat. As has been mentioned above, there are many times that people end up doing work only because they are wired to try and do it cheaply/well. The rest of the time no one is at the helm.
- gaius 14y agoMost of them are contractors, i.e. they're not on PAYE, they can use the dividend trick.