[Leisler]

Corruption is a constant. In a private market system, the greedy, ignorent, lazy and stupid fall for corruption. In socialized centralized states it is easier to grab the cash wholesale then do millions of small retail transactions. When a centralized, corrupt system goes private, the corrupt stay in power, use the still existing state power, and grab the new cash. Not being stupid, lazy or greedy, I can avoid the private market thieves in our country, unless they are hooked up to their town, state and federal friends. Naturally they wouldn't have the political power if people hadn't surrendered, sold, or traded their liberities to them for some welfare, social security, land use zoning, medicade, medicare, railroad pensions, etc.

So, how's the milk?

[Free the USA]

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[lucysmom]

"Corruption is a constant. In a private market system, the greedy, ignorent, lazy and stupid fall for corruption. In socialized centralized states it is easier to grab the cash wholesale then do millions of small retail transactions. When a centralized, corrupt system goes private, the corrupt stay in power, use the still existing state power, and grab the new cash. Not being stupid, lazy or greedy, I can avoid the private market thieves in our country, unless they are hooked up to their town, state and federal friends. Naturally they wouldn't have the political power if people hadn't surrendered, sold, or traded their liberities to them for some welfare, social security, land use zoning, medicade, medicare, railroad pensions, etc."

We are in agreement that "corruption is a constant", however we agree on little else after that. How much did we, the tax payers (perhaps you don't pay taxes) end up paying for the S&L debacle? What about Enron? Its a financial scandal that will end up costing tax payer money before its over. What about large companies that sell the government defective products or overcharge? (They are caught and fined often enough however it must be profitable or it wouldn't continue). Those are my tax dollars they are stealing. Seems to me that corruption impacts all of us and in a big way.

The corrupt have political power because they buy it. They buy it here in the U.S. and they buy it in socialists governments. I guess you can escape the corrupt if you live as a hermit.