This is an example of the type of spending the government does that is way beyond anything it should be doing.
This is from 2010.
HUD auditing Philly housing agency amid sex claims
The director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority was placed on leave Thursday amid revelations the agency quietly agreed to pay nearly $900,000 to settle four sexual-harassment complaints filed against him, and U.S housing officials pledged an immediate audit.
Agency board members voted to put longtime director Carl Greene on leave while it investigates the harassment claims and the secret settlements.
...
The agency paid sums of $200,000, $98,000 and $350,000, including legal fees, to settle the first three cases. A $250,000 settlement has been proposed in the fourth case.
According to the files, a personnel manager told one of the women not to take Greene's actions personally "because that's just how things are at PHA."
This Carl Greene was making a $350,000 salary at the agency. People are complaining about the Hostess personnel compensation - what is this guy doing that deserves $350,000 per year? He made more that year than the mayor of Philly and the governor of PA
combined.
HUD auditing Philly housing agency amid sex claims
The tenant representative, Nellie Reynolds, has been on the board for most of the past quarter-century. Board members are not paid for their service. However, Philadelphia newspapers reported this week that several of their relatives have enjoyed lucrative PHA salaries or contracts.
Reynolds concedes that her daughter, Jackie McDowell, held a six-figure management job for about five years despite having only a high school degree.
It's easy for the money to flow when it ain't yours.
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