[Dean's World] Dean: NIH Employees Whine About Ethics Requirements

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Posted by Dean:
NIH Employees Whine About Ethics Requirements
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1162403462.shtml


   The Scientist says that [1]many National Institutes of Health
   employees are complaining about the ethics requirements of working
   there.

   Cry me a river. It used to be simply understood that if you work for
   the government you're a public servant in a position of deep trust to
   the taxpayers. You don't get rich but you do have respect, reasonable
   wages, and excellent benefits.

   It is despicable that we now allow people with direct financial
   investments in the drug companies to be in prominent positions within
   the NIH hierarchy. That is, bottom line, a huge conflict of interest,
   and if people don't like it they shouldn't get into government
   service.

   I'm tired of my tax dollars being treated like a trough that people
   from private industry can belly up to.

   (Thanks to Dave D. for forwarding this to me.)

References

   1. http://www.the-scientist.com/news/daily/26099/