Peter M. Brennan

On Human Farm

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Are you being farmed? This is a fictional story about how the taxes you pay are being managed. If you are happy with the way your Government manages your taxes this story is not for you! If not read on. After years of observing the management of Governments in different parts of the world, the fictional characters of Barney and his wife Susie returned to the island of their birth to live out their retirement. In which ever country they lived, they observed a consistency in the poor quality of service provided by Government Departments. How could this be, when those who managed and worked for government held the most secure jobs available to any worker. Why were they tardy in the delivery of services? Why were they not motivated? Was it laziness? Was it lack of accountability? Was it absence of responsibleness? Was it lack of direction? Was it bad management? Living out their retirement in the fictional island of their dreams, they thought they had left all that behind them. Fate intervened and soon they discovered they too were caught in the trap of bureaucracy. Events led to they and their neighbors' forming a community group called WeToo to tackle several issues of mismanagement in their community. The group railed at the wider implications of this for society at large and the excessive increasing cost to taxpayers of mismanagement. They identified symptoms of the problem; analyzed and then came up with solutions to fix the problem. They engaged with themselves and the authorities in order to resolve issues, but to no avail. Respecting the democratic system they lived in, they established action groups in each specific area of concern with the aim of at least starting a conversation about mismanagement. Wheels spun; voices were heard but they soon learned how hard it was to "fight city hall"!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orla Kelly Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 373g
• ISBN-13: 9781914225888
• ISBN-10: 1914225880
• Artikelnr.: 64098602

Autorenporträt

Over a period of fifty-three years the author has lived and worked in four countries on three continents, and worked both in and with the public and private sectors. In that time he has observed great change. In his working and personal life, he has enjoyed the benefits of globalisation and the many technological, medical and other advances that have been made. All around him he sees progress of the kind that adds value to peoples lives in the most fundamental way. He has seen the ebb and flow of the rising tides that have lifted so many boats and made the world a better place, for some, though not all. He has seen the ebb and flow of politics, bureaucracy and management of the taxes all workers pay. He has also witnessed a collapse of public trust 'in the system'.In all places he has lived and worked he has been inspired by the many qualified, articulate and experienced commentators who engage in assessing and challenging 'the system' and the value we receive for the taxes we pay. He marvels at the limited impact of such commentary and the snail's pace of change that takes place in the effective, efficient and sustainable management of taxpayers' hard-earned money, in all jurisdictions. For the benefit of his children, grandchildren and all those who care, he thought to write a fictional story about the impact of mismanagement in our public services. This is that story. If nothing else, he hopes this story will lead to a fresh conversation about change in the way we manage ourselves.Let's start with qualified people who embrace accountability and responsibleness. With so many global challenges to getting the right things done, this simple question of culture and incentives may be the most important conversation we have.