Fraud And Corruption Rampant, Systemic

 

Moneyapolis, Fraudesota, where I used to spend much time, has been very welcoming to Somali fraudsters. But, to be fair, it appears that nearly every government agency-- whether national, state, or local—as well as every NGO and nearly every alleged “charity,” is utterly corrupt and riddled with fraud. How much of the money you gave to that NGO or charity actually ended up where you intended it to? Zero %? One or two%? Perhaps as much as 30% or 40%?! Well, you don’t know, and neither do I, but in the vast majority of cases it is probably not even the latter. Is there any government agency-- or charitable organization, entity, or person receiving aid-- that isn’t fraudulent? Anyone? Buehler?

In truth, it likely would have done a lot more good—and a lot less bad-- had you and I just spent those dollars at a retail store. Or any private enterprise that employs people, pays them their salaries, and provides other benefits. Because those companies do pay the salaries of their employees, a significant percentage of which goes to purchasing goods and services, allowing other companies to employ a workforce and pay their employees’ salaries. Salaries with which they will, in turn, do the same. Moreover, all of these folks pay taxes, often exorbitant, that go to the government to provide for the common defense, a social safety net, and a myriad other things, some arguably good, others not so much. As do the companies themselves. Some of whom take out loans from financial institutions that subsequently spread that money around in the community. Others have checking and/or savings accounts with financial institutions, which allows those institutions to make those loans…to businesses and individuals alike.

We must pay our taxes under threat of incarceration, regardless of our will, whether that money is stolen and ultimately used to fund terror groups like al-Shabab, or is cycled through an NGO to enrich entitled bastards heading up groups like BLM, Antifa, or the Democrat party.

Then we find out that the majority of “charitable” programs and groups are only charitable to their leaders or to the almost invariably left-wing causes they support. Many are actually working to bring about the mother of all welfare states rather than trying to help people get off assistance.

Tim Walz’ Minnesota, already awash in fraud, is embarking on yet another program that is begging to be taken advantage of. The Paid Family and Medical Leave Law will allow people to take up to 20 weeks a year off to care for a loved one…and still receive benefits from their employer. There are no known effective guardrails to prevent rampant fraud. Wife suffering from depression? Uncle has a bum leg? Just get a doctor to sign off on the maladies and need for assistance and take 12 to 20 weeks off with compensation! The beer is cold and the fish are biting! Now that is Minnesota nice! And Walz’ Department of Human Services not only mismanaged money but fabricated documents to cover its malfeasance!

And then we have union dues, which often end up going to line the pockets of those with whom many unionized employees fervently disagree.

So it is better that we spend our money purchasing something at a store, restaurant, or other service outlet, that likely does everything it can to provide us with the best products and services at the lowest possible price, because that is what free markets, competition, entrepreneurship, and the Capitalist system generally encourage private, for-profit companies to do.

For those who understand economics, the point at which the supply and demand curves intersect is not only the irrefutably logical price for any given product or service, it is the next closest thing to absolute truth. As the late, great “investigative humorist” P.J. O’Rourke noted, “How can anything be worth other than what people are willing to pay for it.” But, to governments, them is fightin’ words. They want to fix the prices as well as the tax rates, to level the playing field for the “marginalized.” And most of us know how that turns out. (Hint: very, very badly. For everyone.)

And yet we have many wanting socialism. Progressives excuse crime and blame victims. And instead of cheering ICE for taking countless rapists, thugs, and thieves off our streets, nearly all of whom are illegal aliens to begin with, Karens and other leftists are protecting the criminals and accosting the members of federal law enforcement. It seems many prefer chaos, side with evil, and demand no standards whatsoever, perhaps in a pathetic attempt to excuse their own behavior. Where does that leave us?

If even the Trump administration can’t substantively reduce the fraud and corruption endemic in our government, and if it is not allowed to deport the vast majority of illegals, we are permanently screwed. Because when Democrats take the reins again, it will be game…set…match, cheaters and hoodlums. Forever.