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because absolute power corrupts absolutely. More at 11

• jonny_eh 4y ago
  Problem solved, thanks!
• MuffinFlavored 4y ago
  What I find interesting about this "narrative" is... where is the specifics/proof? It feels like "something" (the media?) wants us to think that it isn't just a few bad apples ruining the pie. It's the entire pie. It's unfixable. What's also interesting is... say you do flag someone/something down as an example of corruption. Their side of the story is that they aren't doing anything wrong. What/where is the truth?
• phillipcarter 4y ago
  And the transit projects across the globe that don't cost so much?
  • hunterb123 4y ago
    that proves their point does it not? some transit costs $5m per mile, some transit is $1b per mile, find the corrupt one. anytime you have a large spigot of taxpayer money you'll have people in charge trying to funnel it away using contractors, lobbyists, etc.
    • phillipcarter 4y ago
      It does not prove their point.
• creato 4y ago
  In the US it seems like most problems with big projects are due to responsibility being diffuse across many political groups, and just about anyone with a lawyer has near veto power over almost any project. How is that absolute power? Blind pithy cynicism is unhelpful.