Tom Fine wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/27man8
This guy is allegedly a "public servant." He should be fired and the office put under very strict 
oversight, with the executive budget cut to the bone. Someone wanting to get rich and live like a 
CEO doesn't belong in charge of the Smithsonian, or the LOC or any other government institution. 
Such jobs are not for those in it for the rich and famous living large life.
No wonder so much audio material in the hands of the Smithsonian will never be conveniently 
available to the public (public = owners and funders of said museum). Disgraceful!
-- Tom Fine
Bah, humbug.
$90K over 5 years -> $18K / year -> ~2% of his compensation, $900K/year according to that article.
I grant that waste of that sort should be stopped, but the greater 'sin' would appear to be his 
compesnation, not his expense account.
The argument will surely be that he is executive officer of an institution with X employees 
managing Y megabucks per year and that a million dollars a year is appropriate under those 
circumstances given corresponding salaries in industry.
Mike
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