China does not fuck around.
They know the international reputation of their exports is at stake so they can't afford half measures. A little bit of that might be nice in the Far West. Say you are a public official whose malicious or incompetent behavior is responsible for the death of Americans; take your pick: EPA, FEMA, Pentagon, Intelligence, Green Zone, White House, etc. Instead a tongue lashing and a book deal, you get two to the back of the head. Maybe if you filch from the public till you just lose a hand. It's not exactly progressive, but it might raise the bar a little in the public sector. I guess we can only speak wistfully of having as uncorrupt, efficient a system as the Chinese.
No comments:
Post a Comment