Punish those behind freeloaders
Updated: 2014-09-26 08:10
(China Daily USA)
|
|||||||||
Past punishments for freeloading on government money have included confiscating the illegal income or an official warning. But these are too light to prevent more from following their examples. The low cost of breaking the law has caused the rampancy of placing phantom employees in government agencies and it is time to take harsher measures against those who break the rules.
Oriental Morning Post, Sept 24
Those who put unentitled names on the payrolls are to blame, but it is the directors of relevant government agencies that are ultimately responsible, because without their approval it would be impossible for the freeloaders to receive wages. Since several provinces have already found more than 100,000 freeloaders, why not dig deeper and find those directors who are responsible, too? They deserve to pay for the taxpayers' losses.
cnhubei.com, Sept 25
Legally speaking, such freeloaders in government agencies have illegally acquired public funds through fraud. Yet none of them gets sued. More detailed legislation and tougher law enforcement are needed, so that the freeloaders and those who allow them to freeload receive their just deserts.
nen.com.cn, Sept 25
China has introduced a market economy but its government employees are still managed in the old planned economy mode. Anybody that occupies a position within the government system will hold it almost for life, and his salary, welfare and other income supported by public funds will all be ensured, even if he actually is not in office. That's the root problem of freeloading in government and only complete reform will solve it.
Beijing Times, Sept 24
Many propose judicial intervention to end such freeloading, which is a necessary measure. But another possible measure is to reform the government system and make information about its staff transparent to society, so that people will be able to spot a "ghost worker". Such a practice is also a kind of corruption and we need to bring it into the sunshine to clear it out.
xiancn.com, Sept 25
(China Daily USA 09/26/2014 page15)
- China-India bilateral meeting at UN
- UN high-level meeting on Ebola
- Rice alumni get insider tour of China
- China Eastern gets 1st B777
- FM calls for new steps in fight against terror
- Chunhui Cup takes on China's 'brain drain'
- Celebrity sculptures become property ambassadors
- Top 10 richest individuals in China
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Alibaba - Journey of the tech giant |
Top 10 cheapest new energy cars promoted in China |
11th China-ASEAN Expo |
Go Wuxi: Canal city in transition |
Budding businesses of the digital age |
Top 10 most used desktop instant messaging tools |
Today's Top News
China, US militaries working to build trust
Joint institute will take on water pollution
Experts cautious on Modi's US trip
China, Spain to ink $4b deals
PLA vows to root out abuse of power
Trial begins for ex-energy official
China to send 700 peacekeepers to South Sudan
China's FM calls for anti-terror 'new thinking'
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |