Their backs rubbed, our pockets picked

So three Department of Taxation directors have been suspended -- with pay -- for allegedly accepting massages, vacations, liquor and other gifts from a company that collected back taxes for the state, then somehow failing to notice that about $1 million had been padded onto that company's bills.

Why suspend them with pay? And why did it take this long? And where are the others? The State Commission of Investigation report that picked up on this came out in December and said some 20 state employees were involved. And we're all paying for it. Is it any wonder people mistrust government?