Ellis,a Staunch Environmentalist,is Hired Right of Graduate School by the Environmental

question 13

Essay

Ellis,a staunch environmentalist,is hired right of graduate school by the Environmental Protection Agency.He is ecstatic about having the opportunity to promote what he believes to be the public interest.Within a few years he gets promoted to manager of his bureau.Shortly after his promotion he successfully argues for a 30 percent increase in his department's budget.How might Ellis benefit personally from an increased budget? Now suppose that it was known to be true that the best thing for the environment was for a large portion of Ellis' budget to be shifted to another department.Why might Ellis fight this change? Why might he not?

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