Upton Sinclair, Cielo Magno and economic quacks

CIELO Magno, the finance undersecretary who was forced to resign after posting the truth about the nonsensical policy of imposing rice price caps under the twin conditions of tightening supply and surging global prices, did one extraordinary thing upon accepting her appointment to the Department of Finance. Unlike others who got prime economic posts, she refused to spray her seat with epoxy that would tie her to that desk for at least six years. She wanted to do public service, but on her own terms, which were to carry out the job with integrity. And leave, when working with government means conforming to policy nonsense and idiocy.

If you opted for the epoxy thing, you are under obligation to sing "Alleluias" to all official creeds, diktats and pronouncements, no matter how wrong or beyond the pale.