Posted on 01/24/2015 2:56:52 PM PST by 9thLife
Get angry, New York.
...“We simply want people in high office to stop violating the law. People elected to make laws should not be breaking them.”
...“Money often seems to be at the core of the problem.”
...“We had a case against City Councilman Dan Halloran, which you may remember,” Bharara said, referring to the Queens Republican convicted last July in a $200,000 bribery scheme.
“After allegedly receiving a $7,500 cash bribe, he says to the cooperating witness on tape, ‘Money is what greases the wheels. Good, bad or indifferent. That’s politics. That’s politics. It’s all about how much, and that’s all our politicians in New York. They’re all like that. All like that.”
...“Here’s Eric Stevenson in his own words, as recorded in the case: ‘Bottom line, if half the people up here in Albany was ever caught for what they do, they would probably be in jail.”
How should these examples make New Yorkers feel, the prosecutor asked before answering his own question.
“They should maybe be angry. When so many of their leaders can be bought for a few thousand dollars, they should think about getting angry.
“And they should ask some pointed questions. Given the allegations in case after case after case, how many other pending bills were born of bribery?
“And worse, how many past bills were born of bribery or improper influence? How about items in the budget? How much of the work of the city and the state government is tarnished by tawdry graft?
“Because whenever corruption is on the rise, that means democracy is on the decline,” he said.
“I mean, it seems sometimes that Albany really is a cauldron of corruption.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Corruption is a major industry in New York. It employs about 20% of the population, who, understandably, are not eager to lose their jobs.
How can politicians violate the law? They write them for others, not for themselves....
Sounds like the politcals of New York have turned “Plunkett of Tammany Hall” into their playbook. The only thing that seems to have changed is that the ‘good graft’ (ours) and the ‘bad graft’ (theirs) has gotten a lot bigger (inflation?).
Corrupt politicians are elected by corrupt voters.
““Because whenever corruption is on the rise, that means democracy is on the decline,” he said.”
Rand said it better:
“When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion–when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing–when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors–when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you–when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice–you may know that your society is doomed.”
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There is nothing inherently LEGAL about ANYTHING that goes on in NY.
The only reason its not Detroit is because of Wall St.
Corruption is a major industry in politics. Power, pleasure and perks are #1 on the political song list.
> How can politicians violate the law? They write them for others, not for themselves....
They force you and I to pay into a public pool of money commonly referred to as taxes then use grift to steal it and live the life of Riley. They have learned that the more they demand the more they get and the wealthier they become. Ever wonder why some who’s only supposed to earn $175K a year becomes a multimillionaire a jazillion times over? It sure isn’t due to their investing skills...
Over a decade and a half ago I got introduced to a fellow whose job title I wasn’t sure about (he needed my expertise on some matters). I quickly gathered that this guy had some pretty high level political connections; I also had some suspicions that he might be mob connected. My suspicions were later confirmed when I found out his name and the company name he gave me weren’t real and that he was a ghost and couriered private communications and deliveries back and forth between certain politicians. I found a way to excuse my association with him and terminated further communications with him. He was one of the types that made the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Not a guy I wanted to do “business” with.
In Progressive NY, everything is imagined to within the ultimate control of government. Moreover, New York State, once a diversified economy, now only maintains itself due to the crony-capitalist, rigged US financial system.
So in such a place, favor trading, rent-seeking, bureaucratic capture and outright bribery will become the norm.
We New Yorkers would just gladly pay them to stay away.
Precisely. They got the government they deserve.
So when is he going after Sharpton??
So when is he going after Sharpton??
That's a good question.
“So when is he going after Sharpton??”
Right after Cuomo
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