Employment and the consequences of acting like a complete wanker

In almost any job in which you have a boss, acting incompetently or breaking/bending the rules will likely get you sacked. Simple as that, it teaches people a valuable lesson on morals. This knowledge that being a bad person with regards to things like expenses and competance and the fact that is has consequences means that there is a good level in honesty.

Except for the public sector. This sector of work covers anyone employed by the government, this includes the military, police, fire, NHS politicians etc.

It is surprisingly difficult to get sacked from a job in the public sector - and for things such as redundancies, public sector employees need only worry in a recession (like now). Public sector organisations do not worry about profit, so incompetent staff generally do not suffer the consequences unless its really very very major (and I mean something like rape or other violent crime).

MP's expenses. That's right, a large number of MP's (who have a base salary or aprox £60k) were getting tens of thousands of pounds every year, many were also switching their "main home" so that they could get extra benefits to refurbish then possibly sell the house. In short, they were bending the rules (ie going against the spirit of them) in order for personal financial gain. An analogy is if a businesses man had a business card for "expenses" and used that cash to secretly finance a little business selling whatever. In the private sector, this businessman would get sacked when discovered.

I'd like to note, that ZERO MPs have been sacked as a result of the benefits scandel - if anything, they seem to think they have been short changed, Alan Duncan recently said while on holiday in some far off expensive island that they were forced "to live on rations." Mr Duncan, kindly shut up you fucking hypocrite. If you watched the episode of "Have I Got News For You" then you will understand my point of calling him a hypocrite. If you dont,

On the program he basically said:
"MP expenses, aren't they great? It's an awesome system! I love having monies for my many houses!"

A few days later, as the scandal started:
"This system is abysmal and must be stopped. It is dishonest and I not believe in it."

Another instance, recently a policeman convicted of rape was allowed to retain some of his police pension.

All this gives me the emotion where I start a revolution and go "rawr".