Culture of entitlement must be replaced

PEANUTS, monkeys. Pay peanuts, you will get somebody with a monkey’s brain. If you want the job done properly, you gotta fork out the serious bucks. So it goes for those with big brains.

One of the more odious aspects of the decade long ruinous reign of Fianna Fáil and the PDs is the sense of entitlement which was engendered in some sections of society. In areas like the semi-state sector, salaries for the head honchos went through the roof.

Those in receipt quickly bought into the “because I’m worth it” ethic. They were not alone. Huge swathes of the upper reaches of the socio-economic ladder benefited disproportionately to the rest of society in the spend and grab fest that passed for governance. Then, when it all came crashing down and the smoke began to clear, the sense of entitlement stuck around. They still believe they’re worth it.