Easy on smoking crack this early in the morning.  That is like saying, "since the guy already drank the 12 beers, let him drive home".  A lot of bad decisions were made, and need to be corrected.  

Did the gov employees really think the following, and if so, they need to share in the responsibility  / results / corrections:

- I'll take a job paying $40,000 a year.  I won't have a likelihood of ever getting fired.  If I stay there, I can retire at 60, and make 95% of my salary for the rest of my life.  

Too good to be true, and that needs to be fixed.