Anyways, over time, passing the buck became synonymous with shirking one's responsibility, especially in dealing with irksome problems.
Buck passing is the forte of career bureaucrats. For them it's understandable (at least I, who's an understanding person, find it understandable) because, one, their pay is relatively fixed (doing more doesn't earn more, so what’s the point of doing all the jobs by yourself); two, red tape increases their sense of self-importance (if someone wants a stamp stamped and it normally takes two minutes to handle if you as the bureaucrat handles it in as many minutes, what does that make you out to be? Well, it suggests you the bureaucrat are a mere rubber stamping machine at the mercy and service of one and all that may need such service. I don't see anything wrong with that, but by lording over clients a bit, by saying so-and-so is responsible for it but he's out of town, by telling clients to come in again next week helps increase the value of the bureaucrat. Besides, by being difficult, the bureaucrat increases the chances of an anxious client in the hopes of speeding up the process handing in a tribute, either token or substantial).
Former US President Harry Truman, on the other hand, had a sign on his desk reading "The Buck Stops Here", meaning it's up to him and he won't shirk the responsibility. Nor would he dawdle. Truman took over the White House in April, 1945 and shortly after the United States dropped the bombs on Japan. Where China is concerned, Truman also launched the Korean War (1950-53), so you could say that in his time, Truman had some difficult decisions to make. "The Bucks Stops Here" motto must have helped him.
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