[hinckley buzzard]

This is the way the government has to do it. Because of Civil Service protection it is almost impossible to just lay off people permanently. Providing a financial inducement to voluntarily leave government service is a workable alternative. And as far as I am concerned, 12 million is a cheap price to pay to get rid of a bunch of these termites in EPA and end their foul malfeasance.

[wbill]

Agreed.

Though, it's a sad state of affairs when $12,000,000 in extortion is a preferable alternative.

[henkster]

My first thought was to not like it, but in retrospect, I do. This is what the private sector does, so why not? Also, government employees should realize a hard fact that their private sector counterparts already know:

An early retirement offer comes with a message. It’s the brass ring and the offer you can’t refuse. The next message is a pink slip with no early retirement.