That assumes penalty for govt employees getting bribed is more than penalty for pvt contractors or that people suddenly grow integrity bones in govt service.
What is the guarantee that it wont happen or isnt happening at the patent office anyways?
None.
Sent from Tap-a-talk
Well, here, in the US, there is a general mindset for public employees that they are in fact doing their jobs to benefit THE PUBLIC, not themselves. And they are paid well enough that their integrity is generally speaking not for sale.
Well, here, in the US, there is a general mindset for public employees that they are in fact doing their jobs to benefit THE PUBLIC, not themselves. And they are paid well enough that their integrity is generally speaking not for sale. And here, if a patent office employee would start selling applications to competitors, they'd go to jail for a long time. This is not to say that it has never happened nor that it will never happen. But if you outsource this, part of the point of outsourcing is to reduce cost. If you cut costs by going with the lowest bidder, then the lowest bidder will have to make a profit somewhere, so they'll hire the cheapest labor they can get away with. The cheap labor will be overworked, and feel underpaid, and therefore more likely to be either inefficient or corrupt.
I've had Soylent Green - not too bad
http://www.amazon.com/Soylent-Green-Crackers-4-4-Ounce-Pack/dp/B005H5ZOEU
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?