The San Bruno Beacon

One mission of The San Bruno Beacon has been, and will continue to be, providing readers with information they can act on to effect the changes needed to benefit the residents of our community. To that end, we will continue to provide you with information that you can use to become a more active participant in the things that affect the lives of you and your family.

Words must be coupled with action to be effective. We all proved that by defeating Measure F. Writing about problems, without creating and acting on remedies to resolve those problems, is a Sisyphean exercise in futility.

In 2008, I will be suggesting ways for Beacon readers to deal with governmental entities and big businesses that are creating problems for our community, our families, and us as individuals.

The problem with government and big business today is that some of the bureaucrats who find themselves in positions of responsibility at these institutions are inept, unqualified, or otherwise unfit to work in the position they are working at. Although these peter-principled bureaucrats may be colossal screw ups when it comes to doing their job, many of them do have expert level skills in passing the proverbial buck, refusing to accept personal responsibility for their damaging decisions and actions, and hiding behind a legal system where justice and common sense are sometimes in short supply.

There is usually a direct correlation between job performance and how good a government or big business bureaucrat is at passing the buck, avoiding personal responsibility for the problems they create, and hiding behind the skirts of lady justice. It can be said that the worse a government or big business bureaucrat is at doing their job; the better they are at finding ways to dodge responsibility and weasel out of personal liability for the problems and damage they create.

This is not to say that most government and big business bureaucrats are incompetent, irresponsible buck passers. Actually, the reverse is true. Most people who work in these jobs are very responsible and competent people. However, there are enough pinheads in positions of power and responsibility to make things difficult, create damage/waste, and otherwise generally screw things up. These pinheads who become embedded in positions of power and responsibility, at governmental entities and big business, not only make life difficult for the skilled, competent workers who have to work with and around this incompetence; but also for the communities, families, and people they serve and/or provide goods and services to.