Brickbat: Family Discount

A public school administrator in Akron, Ohio, resigned after being suspended for attempting to sell the school district's lawn mowers on Facebook Marketplace. Steven Keenan traded in 11 old mowers to a vendor without the school board's approval, then bought seven of them back at a discounted "friends and family" price, paying $5,693. He then listed five of those mowers for sale online, asking $14,700. Before Keenan resigned, the school board—on the superintendent's recommendation—planned to fire him for breaching the staff code of ethics.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

Object lesson for the kids in entrepreneurship.

[Chumby]

His ass is grass.

[Roberta]

The linked article didn't make this clear, but are we to assume he was pocketing the proceeds? Otherwise it just looks like he usurped authority in making a good deal for the board.

[mad.casual]

Ah, yes, the classic 'libertarian' "Theft from the taxpayers is OK as long as everyone gets a good deal." argument.

I didn't steal from anyone, I just usurped their authority of ownership.

[Roberta]

You care more about the form of government than the bottom line for the taxpayers?

[See.More]

You care more about the form of government than the bottom line for the taxpayers?

I won't speak for mad.casual, but I agree with your statement. If the form of government is fixed, the bottom line for taxpayers is far and away much better than anything this yoyo did.