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Sam's avatar

It isn't about who corrupted these officials and agencies, it's what corrupted them. In a word: Money. Think about this for a moment: the 2021 federal budget, which begins on October 1, 2020, calls for spending $4.829 trillion. The scope and size of the federal government and the amount of money it has at its disposal creates incentives for even the most ethical and moral people among us to falter.

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The Dandy Highwayman's avatar

Not JUST the federal budget.

There's a LOT of international trade and business going on and most of it is based on slave labor in China.

Like, ACTUAL fucking slave-labor.

Think about that when you stand in line for that new iPhone while wearing your fucken Nikes marveling about how comfortable your feet are.

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Roman's avatar

I’ve lived in China for 6 years. You are full of shite.

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Conspiracy Theorist's avatar

It’s not really the amount of dollars that matters. It’s the power to digitally print them for your allies. If the government were unable to debase our currency there would have to be a consensus on spending and it would be significantly lower.

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