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That's a solution. Another would be to enshrine in law independent watchdog agencies whose goal is to win trophies for rooting out corruption, reducing waste,
by RajT88 10mo ago
That's a solution. Another would be to enshrine in law independent watchdog agencies whose goal is to win trophies for rooting out corruption, reducing waste, preventing or breaking up harmful monopolies, etc.
- jdietrich 10mo agoHow valuable are those trophies compared to bribes, or the tacit bribes of cushy "consultancy" roles? How do you stop lobbyists from gutting those regulators - what use is a fiercely independent regulator that has no resources? Good governance is hard.
- RajT88 10mo agoGetting money out of politics is the hardest part. I am not sure how the US will find the political will short of getting burned badly enough for partisans to align on reform. How bad does it have to get?
- ethbr1 10mo agoThe apt question is 'How bad for whom does it have to get?' Because the 00s+ US government is in no way propped up by all stakeholding groups in equal amounts.
- dpark 10mo ago> win trophies for rooting out corruption Many a corrupt government has touted their anti-corruption activities that inexplicably seem to snare almost exclusively their political opponents.