Comments on: “You’ll Be Given Cushy Jobs”

By: C. P. Zilliacus

C. P. Zilliacus — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:03:29 +0000

Washington Post editorial: The Washington airports authorityâ€™s costly mistakes THE OVERSEERS of the Washington areaâ€™s main airports have made some dubious calls in the last few years, the common element of which is profligate spending for little or no benefit. Now comes word of another such episode â€” a payment of $200,000 made last year to an unsuccessful candidate for the top job at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. That outlay, and the decision to create a six-figure job for a member of the authorityâ€™s board of directors who stepped down for health reasons, can only leave those who rely on the agencyâ€™s judgment scratching their heads.

By: Sandy Teal

Sandy Teal — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:21:07 +0000

Being a board member is a once month part time job. Being a $180,000 consultant should be more demanding, unless they are paying $10,000 per hour or more. Even a brain surgeon doesn’t make $10,000 per hour.

By: bennett

bennett — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:40:16 +0000

“While most would call this a conflict of interest, to some it is merely politics as usual.”

Yes and yes?

Cushy jobs for supporters (see: military consultants, transportation consultants, etc.), industries regulating themselves, politicians trading on the inside, Super PACs (not coordinating with campaigns? Ha!), former CEO’s of Goldman-Sachs becoming the Secretary of the Treasury, no-bid government contracts going out to companies that politicians have a massive stake in, etc, etc, etc.

Conflict of Interest = Politics as usual.