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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 littl

• trollski 5y ago
  really?
• 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...