When life is analysed it comes down to a mix of people and their actions.
The dirty fingernails are the people that get in and do the hard yakka. Not just the dirty jobs but also the jobs that take guts to achieve in our society. The demanding perspiration jobs. The demanding political jobs. The demanding social support roles. The demanding health jobs. The demanding education jobs. The demanding volunteering jobs. The demanding professions. Mothers and fathers.
At another level there are the shiny arses. These are needed jobs that are sometimes filed by achieving dirty fingernails. Sometimes they are jobs that are no longer appropriate or needed. Most often they are filled by many whom decided early in life on a mix of work and manipulation for their contribution to society. In some cases they contribute much, in many more cases they contribute far less than their worth.
There is a ratio of shiny arses to dirty fingernails in any organisation.
The problem is when the fan is covered in dirt what is the obvious action to clean the dirt. First turn off the fan. Then make decisions as to the fan.
Is the fan needed? Is the fan in the right place? Should we clean the fan? Should we replace the fan? Is there a new design for the fan? Can we afford the fan? Can we repair the fan?
Who should make the decision about the fan? It will take a decision by those who are both dirty fingernails and the shiny arses.
In the case of the Tasmanian Government it seems to me that we do not have enough dirty fingernails in the Parliament. This has allowed the proportion of combination skills of dirty fingernails and shiny arses to get out of wack. The outcome of this is too many shiny arses becoming bureaucrats and advisers to the Government. The populace know this in elections and change Governments when the shiny arses out cost performance wise the dirty fingernails.
So when this Tasmanian Government proposes to reduce the dirty fingernail coal face workers in health, police and education I jack up.
This Tasmanian Government has got it wrong. They have overspent. There is no more credit. No need for as many shiny arses. A need for due performance appraisal is needed now. Otherwise the populace will replace this Tasmanian Government with a new one.
I put it to you three shiny arses at least cost as much as six dirty fingernails. Reduce the advisers. Reduce the high and mid level bureaucrats first and definitely well before the dirty fingernails. Correct the proportion ratio and reduce the shiny arses.
Yes, politicians get back to using your dirty fingernails, get new pants and get off the shiny arses. That will of course require a redesign of the way the fan is used and designed. We delegate that role to you – get on with it.
Signed –
Contrarian, of Lyons Electorate
