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This is not a US only problem, virtually any country is run by a couple of political parties and their friends and they can do pretty much anything with little
by jokethrowaway 5y ago
This is not a US only problem, virtually any country is run by a couple of political parties and their friends and they can do pretty much anything with little repercussions.
I agree better pay is not the answer. The only reasonable alternative is to reduce their powers (especially reducing the amount of money they can spend and the laws they can impose on people) and spread them to local entities.
Decentralisation is the only antidote to government corruption and waste.
- zzzzzzzza 5y agosortition
- sabellito 5y ago> This is not a US only problem, virtually any country is run by a couple of political parties and their friends and they can do pretty much anything with little repercussions. Citation definitely needed on this one.
- trollski 5y agoreally?
- ValentineC 5y ago> Citation definitely needed on this one. Not the parent, but Singapore comes to mind as a great example of one party having their fingers everywhere, including the supposedly-apartisan civil service, the trade unions, the political grassroots organisations, and most of the mainstream media organisations. Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds invest in a massive number of local and foreign companies, and often install people they're grooming (usually ex-military) in fancy positions to boost their resumes [1]. Quite a few Members of Parliament hold quite a few directorships in supposedly private companies [2], but it's all fine and dandy as long as the affiliations are declared. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/i2bnzz/how_does_shawn_huangs_20_years_of_saf_experience/ https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/i2bnzz/how_does_... [2] https://singaporearmchaircritic.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/mps-directorships-and-conflict-of-interest/ https://singaporearmchaircritic.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/mps...