TheFundamentals defines corruption as the process of paying more for a good or service than the value received or than is available elsewhere. In other words, it is any part of any process that causes the excessive payment for goods and services.
So, we ask the question, just how corrupt have the Democrats; what appears to be many Democrats, become?
Not a pretty question. And, the answering process is not pretty either.
Here are the issues at hand.
Why are the Democrats and the public employee unions so self focused on their “bargaining” rights and their “work rules” and paychecks, benefits and pensions when most Americans who work in the private sector have incurred significant cutbacks, unemployment and belt tightening and adjusted to these unattractive changes? Where is their willingness to participate with their private sector neighbors(a) in these unattractive but externally dictated changes? Why do they take the position that they are immune from such changes?
Union membership in the private sector is very low. Pension plans in the private sector are almost nonexistent. Most all private sector workers contribute heavily to their benefit programs and, in many cases, have to pay for their benefits out of their wages. And, unemployment these days is largely limited to private sector employees.
So what gives with the public employee unions? What gives with the Democratic Party? If they are our “neighbors” why do they not wish to be neighborly? Why do they say to the private sector workers who are the very backbone of America’s economic system, “NO,” when it comes to cutting back and giving up the very same wages, benefits and “workers rights” that have already been removed from the private sector workers? Why is this one Party so concerned about keeping the “workers rights” and wages and benefits and union dues? Where were they when they were being removed from the private sector?
Why the apparent double standard? Do they think that the private sector folk who are struggling should keep funding the paychecks, union dues, benefits and pensions of the public sector employees at a time when the private sector has already made big cutbacks? If so, is this fair? Reasonable? Or just plain corrupt? Let’s take a look at the one of their geographical strongholds.
The state of Illinois is not unique with its long history of corruption. It is not unique with its storied past of gangsters and mobsters bleeding the public with extortion schemes and union connections and “protection” payments and all sorts of ways to raise the cost of doing almost anything without adding any real economic gain in the process. No, it is not unique but it darn sure is at the head of the class in embracing corrupt forms of human activity in their many manifestations.
The diminutive and intellectually challenged departing mayor (hmmnn, what’s with this pattern?) of the city of Chicago cut one of the worse deals in municipal finance when he sold the city’s parking meters to a gang that out negotiated him and still is chuckling all the way to the bank. Pretty funny when one sleazy guy depants another you’re thinking? We don’t think so. Because it’s the retailer who loses business because his driving customers don’t want to get ripped off (now they pay dollars for minutes instead of dimes or quarters) just for the privilege of parking for a few minutes when they go shopping. We don’t find that funny. Nor do we find it funny that a major asset that belongs to the citizens and was a source of predictable income for the taxpaying public to secure needed public services is now turned into a corrupt, over costly burden on everyday commercial activities. Who or what in the system stood up for the taxpayers and blew the whistle on this deal? Did the mayor? Did the city council? Did the attorney general? Did the many local and state judges? Not a one. And guess what they all have in common, almost to a man/woman? They are all Democrats.
Where are the elected representatives of surrounding Midwestern states running to as they corrupt the “republican form of government” guaranteed by the US Constitution? Iowa? Missouri? Kentucky? No to all. They are running to the Mecca of Midwestern corruption and why wouldn’t they? Idi Amin did not seek refuge in a democracy. He fled with his swag to Libya. In the United States you tuck your tail between your legs and scurry like a rodent to Illinois. You are welcome here. If there is one place that is sympathetic to your selfish, self focused “neighborly” ways it’s the corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, union leaders and special interest of Illinois. Land of Lincoln, baloney. Makes one regurgitate to think of connecting a courageous man with these cowards.
Frankly we could care less if Illinois wishes to self destruct in massive piles of debt and corrupt public activities. We just don’t think that hard working, taxpaying private sector employed citizens should have to finance the process. Someone has to stand up to these thugs and get rid of them.
We did not invent the term “thugocracy.” But to whomever did, we would like to make a slight modification and now refer to Democrats as “thugocrats.” At least until some reform movement starts in this cabal and rids it of its corrupt leadership and severs its ties to corrupt unions and corrupt special interests.
Ps: One of Illinois thugs is RDurbin, US Senator. His elevator is not reaching the top floors either but read his plea to support corruption under the guise of helping working Americans. And, when doing so, ask yourself this question, “Why doesn’t thugocrat Durbin stand up for the working Americans who are being forced to pay for the corruption instead of the recipients of the corruption?” http://action.dickdurbin.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=258&track=adv_wi14&tag=wi14_em022311
(a) Their leader, from Illinois, and the president, has chosen to refer to the striking, work avoiding public employees, as our “neighbors.” Pretty rich, huh?
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