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In the UK the incumbent government ministers scammed taxpayers with what is effectively almost a fake invoice scam for PPE to the tune of £8.7Billion (that's th
by pbhjpbhj 4y ago
In the UK the incumbent government ministers scammed taxpayers with what is effectively almost a fake invoice scam for PPE to the tune of £8.7Billion (that's the amount written off with a wave of the hand and 'these are not the scammers you're looking for').
That's our lead.
No unconnected person is going to ever reach that level of financial immorality and the supreme legislator says "this is fine".
USA'a Trump is a massive grifter, also countenanced by the legislature.
Why would you be moral if the most politically powerful and financial successful people are modelling success through immorality.
- ausbah 4y agogovernments all over the globe have and continue to do much worse things than scam taxpayers, would you use the same justification for other crimes?
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoI wouldn't, but it's a logically consistent moral position IMO.
- TomSwirly 4y ago"Everyone else does it" is not really a moral justification for a scam.