Won't someone think of the poor agents?

[shaunbhoy]

What is immoral about it? It is just business.

You have a company, tell politico they can have a nice juicy directorship in it when they leave office, show them you have the money to pay to keep them in the life they wish to become accustomed too.

Jobs a gud'un.

Perhaps they have redefined the meaning in the Dictionary then? You been in that time machine again?
That's cheating!!!

[threaded]

Perhaps they have redefined the meaning in the Dictionary then? You been in that time machine again?
That's cheating!!!

Yeah, like all these ex-ministers get them nice cushy directorships and non-execs on merit, and high paying world speaking tours because people want to hear what they think, especially as it doesn't matter anyway as they're not in government any more.

If you care to look in a dictionary what immoral actually means, then you will find an immoral act generally described as being against accepted principles.

As this is an accepted principle it is therefore not immoral.

HTH

[shaunbhoy]

Yeah, like all these ex-ministers get them nice cushy directorships and non-execs on merit, and high paying world speaking tours because people want to hear what they think, especially as it doesn't matter anyway as they're not in government any more.

If you care to look in a dictionary what immoral actually means, then you will find an immoral act generally described as being against accepted principles.

As this is an accepted principle it is therefore not immoral.

HTH

Wrong. It is an accepted "practice". Something entirely different.

HTH

[doodab]

Wrong. It is an accepted "practice". Something entirely different.

HTH

As many of these people don't seem to have principles I don't see how they can fail to conform to them. Amoral might be a better word.

[threaded]

As many of these people don't seem to have principles I don't see how they can fail to conform to them. Amoral might be a better word.

Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.