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Same logic the mafia uses as you are paying for "protection" > When the mugger paid for your healthcare, education, roads, services, safety and security, the
by cscurmudgeon 4y ago
Same logic the mafia uses as you are paying for "protection"
> When the mugger paid for your healthcare, education, roads, services, safety and security, the equation is a little different.
Why did you leave out corruption?
Are you implying none of our tax dollars go to waste and corruption?
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/10/california-sees-wave-of-political-corruption/ https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/10/california-sees-wa...
https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/san-francisco-corruption/ https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/san-francisco-corruption/
I am okay not having million dollar toilets
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/million-dollar-toilet-17518443.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article...
Interestingly, the article does not classify money lost to corrupt state officials as welfare. Why?
A slightly intelligent satire piece would have used corruption as welfare :)
- lostlogin 4y ago> Why did you leave out corruption? In New Zealand this is a very small problem and we are arguably the least corrupt place on earth. I forgot it exists. https://www.transparency.org.nz/corruption-perceptions-index https://www.transparency.org.nz/corruption-perceptions-index
- cscurmudgeon 4y agoYes, but the article is about California. I am not sure how that is relevant. Also, New Zealand's population is less than that of SF Bay Area and one of the lowest density states in the world (hence more per capita access to resources). There will be similar sized patches in the US with similar levels of low corruption.