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This is a classic example of the scorpion and the frog though. The government is ostensibly giving them money and saying, "We hope you choose to do the thing w
by parineum 3y ago
This is a classic example of the scorpion and the frog though.
The government is ostensibly giving them money and saying, "We hope you choose to do the thing we want with this money but you don't have to, no pressure."
Exactly what you'd expect happened, they took the money and did nothing. I honestly have a hard time finding that nearly as unethical as the government being incredibly irresponsible with our money, either through naivety or corruption.
- bigstrat2003 3y agoI don't understand how you can think the government is the more unethical party here. Should they do better? Yes. But in the scorpion and the frog story, the scorpion is the bad guy. You don't get to go "sorry it's just how I am bro" after you take advantage of someone.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> don't understand how you can think the government is the more unethical party here They aren’t saying that. They’re saying the ethics are functionally irrelevant. It’s not dastardly enough to provoke a standard. It’s just monumentally stupid on the government’s part.