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.
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.
So when is he going after Sharpton??
So when is he going after Sharpton??
We need someone like Xi Jinping.
There should be zero tolerance for corruption.
Both the flies and the tigers should go straight to prison.
If you’re in public office for personal enrichment or to benefit your friends, you don’t deserve to belong there.
The Chinese are doing it. Its about time we went after political graft, too.
...“Money often seems to be at the core of the problem.”
No, it isn’t. The problem goes far deeper than that.
How strange. The word ‘Democrat’ didn’t appear in the article at all