Hey, if he wants to spend the money, fine, but let's not
compartmentalise the issue to the extent where it loses
meaning. If he kept it to himself, frankly, who gives a
fuck?
On the other hand, when people are in fear of losing their jobs
(if they're lucky enough to not already be unemployed), telling the
world about how much money you can afford to spend is simply
rubbing people's faces in it.
Regardless of the economic situation, I'm willing to wager that
for any private businessman, the almost-guaranteed first response
to one of his employees saying that he can take five weeks' leave
off and not be missed is, "You're not doing enough work".
With his spending fifty grand learning to cook liver during that
time, the boss would be thinking, "I've paid this bugger too
much". Considering this civil servant is
being paid too much for not doing enough work, why should there not
be outrage about how the public's coffers are being squandered?
Considering this guy's supposed to be part of the system whose
mandate is to ensure that people are not in fear
of losing their jobs simply grinds salt into gaping wounds.
It simply flies in the face of good old common sense that this
leech should be able to tell everyone how much he earns for what
little he does, and expect to not attract comment, much less
outrage.
that's a different matter altogether isn't it?
we rail against the Senile Management and the high ranking sewer
serpents... but what it comes down to is that he got his money
honestly (even if you consider it undeserving) and he's blowing his
cash his way.. honestly...
i figure anyone who is making a shitload of noise about this is
guilty of sour grapes...
