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No it’s because an un-elected class of political invents new ways to launder our money over and over. How else does a politician with a small salary end u on mi
by fleabagmange 2y ago
No it’s because an un-elected class of political invents new ways to launder our money over and over. How else does a politician with a small salary end u on millionaire over and over? They do not get book and consulting deals out of the goodness of the public hearts
- knodi123 2y agoIt's fine to believe this. But you should be aware it's a partisan political opinion, and it's inflammatory to present it as an objective fact. Is this site really the place for partisan political opinions?
- sensanaty 2y agoHow is it partisan? They mentioned no parties or politicians. What they said applies equally to all politicians regardless of leaning.
- Mountain_Skies 2y ago@knodi123, what is partisan about fleabagmange's statement? They don't mention any politician, political party, or even political ideology.
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoMore to the point, it isn't the politicians of only one party who are getting rich this way.
- 9dev 2y agoWell, apart from medicine, irrigation, health, roads, cheese and education, baths and the Circus Maximus, what have the Romans ever done for us?
- exabrial 2y agoGreat so that’s like .05% off the tax i paid. Whered the rest go
- CatWChainsaw 2y agoIs there a reason you don't seem to be considering that companies lobby politicians to allow this?
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoOf course they do. But "lower taxes on ordinary people by defunding corruption" is a very different proposal than "sustain funding for corruption by raising taxes".
- CatWChainsaw 2y agoIndeed. Once is a great idea for the vast majority who don't benefit. The other eventually leads to gradual collapse or violent revolutions.
- fwip 2y agoThe amount of money given by companies to congresspeople to save on taxes is necessarily lower than the amount of money not paid in taxes by doing so. I would be surprised if the return was less than 10x.
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoThe amount of money given by companies to congresspeople to pass corrupt spending programs that enrich the companies is necessarily lower than the amount of money spent on those programs, too. Nobody expects that members of Congress would get all of the money. But they're not meant to be getting any of it, and the fact that they continue to implies that the corruption is ongoing.