Not Just a Few Bad Apples - Corruption is Systemic in America!

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Not Just a Few Bad Apples - Corruption is Systemic in America


George Washington’s Blog
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009

In case you believe that there are only “a couple of bad apples” in the United States, here is an off-the-top-of-my-head list of corruption by leading pillars of American society:

• Senior military officials stole approximately $125 billion dollars out of Iraq reconstruction funds, dwarfing Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme (in turn, the looting which is now occurring under the bailout/stimulus programs will far surpass $150 billion)

• Texas billionaire Robert Stanford ran a multi-billion dollar fraud scheme of his own.

• Senior judges in Pennsylvania have pleaded guilty to falsely convicting and imprisoning hundreds of youths (they got kickbacks from the prisons).

• The government-endorsed ratings agencies which were supposed to accurately rate the credit-worthiness of companies and nations committed massive fraud

There are hundreds of similar stories of corruption which have come out recently.
But surely government employees would have done something to stop such corruption if had known about it, right?
Well, actually:

• Whistleblowers alerted the government about the looting of Iraq reconstruction funds, but nothing was done.

• A whistleblower “gift-wrapped and delivered” the Madoff scandal to the SEC, but they refused to take action.

• The Pennsylvannia Supreme Court refused to hear a case regarding the corrupt judges. A month later, only after the judges confessed to criminal wrongdoing, did the Supreme Court change its mind and take any interest.

• Instead of insisting on accurate books, the government encouraged fraudulent bookkeeping. For example, as of 2006:
  
  “President George W. Bush has bestowed on his intelligence czar … broad authority, in the name of national security, to excuse publicly traded companies from their usual accounting and securities-disclosure obligations.”
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• The government knew about mortgage fraud a long time ago. For example, the FBI warned of an “epidemic” of mortgage fraud in 2004. However, the FBI, DOJ and other government agencies then stood down and did nothing. See this

These are just some of the many examples of the government aiding and abetting corruption.

 

[skoda]

This is why people should be moved from one department to another in any business. If what you did last month isn't understood by whoever comes in to do your work next month then questions are asked!

This is accounting 101 but when its not followed and you are a part of it, I say get the hell out of there!

In NEPA. we are involved with corruption that should take down many more than it will simply because people know but for their own reasons ignored........... We all know the main reason for anyones silence is financial, this being said........ the house should be cleaned out and you start over but what will happen is a band-aid IMO to a problem that will happen again. My bet is someone else who was aware will feel they have nothing to lose once those who are slapped with a mere 7 year sentence are sentenced.

Your life should end in theses situations and your Husband/Wife/Partner who benefits should have everything taken away from them and be sent to the unemployment office!

Reason for this decision is no-one may not know but if anyone does know the person you are sleeping with certainly does... Common Sense

 

[eek.]

Corruption is systemic.

Pretty much sums up our entire system.

We've entered the same kind of period as they had in the soviet union during the 1980s, where the parasites of government corruption and vested interests are finally bringing the entire system down.

Curiously enough, we're also fighting a seriously stupid pointless conflict in Afghanistan at the same time.



The promised land isn't Palestine, it's Afghanistan.

 

[Loren78]

Pretty much sums up our entire system.

We've entered the same kind of period as they had in the soviet union during the 1980s, where the parasites of government corruption and vested interests are finally bringing the entire system down.

Curiously enough, we're also fighting a seriously stupid pointless conflict in Afghanistan at the same time.



The promised land isn't Palestine, it's Afghanistan.

Actually its Australia.......

Afghanistan = Poppy Fields & Pipelines....

Who said its pointless...?......lolol

 

[skoda]

Fact

Most people don't realize becase they don't care!

Some people care but don't realize why they care!

Other people don't care to Realize!

And then we have Politicans who want you to think they care but don't care if you realize they don't care!

 

[skoda]

Pretty much sums up our entire system.

We've entered the same kind of period as they had in the soviet union during the 1980s, where the parasites of government corruption and vested interests are finally bringing the entire system down.

Curiously enough, we're also fighting a seriously stupid pointless conflict in Afghanistan at the same time.



The promised land isn't Palestine, it's Afghanistan.

Why do we allow "periods" to be compared to other times in America?

I'll call them "lapses" vs "periods" in our Judical System that really isn't working for you or anybodies best interest unless it benefits "ME"

Who is ME

 

[3peet]

This list of corruption is as deep as space itself. I don't even bother shaking my head anymore.