AF Patch Controversy
The past week saw a medium size controversy when someone discovered an Air Force Unit had a latin phrase that said to the effect "Doing God's Work, with Other Peoples Money." Atheists were offended, and when the AF senior leaders decided to amend the patch to remove the reference to God, some Republican Congressmen got involved.
In today's world, as controversy goes, this is hardly a big deal. It's not that the patch has some great historic significance, and the heritage of the AF was at stake. This should have been handled quietly, but people with political agendas, on both sides, wouldn't have gotten the attention they crave.
Maybe I am alone, but what bothered me most about that latin saying was the last half, not the first. The creator shows a callousness with regard to my tax dollars. This is an expression I hear more and more in acquisition, "So what, it's other peoples money!" Maybe that is what is wrong with our government, for the Representatives and Senators, the President, his Cabinet Secretaries, down to a lowly Contracting Officer, it's not "our money" it's "other peoples money" so why worry how much something costs.
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"Other people's money" A phrase used as an excuse I have often heard.. Well it's someone's money.. They work hard for it... The statement trivializes their effort... Like it was for nothing... The comment shows a complete lack of respect so prevelant in todays society... when I hear that statement I look at that individual or group in a different way... I am now leary of their actions my trust diminished....
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