tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post7014478536266118437..comments2024-03-23T06:43:45.246+10:00Comments on 1735099: Projection and CorruptionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-91550847408871414742010-04-16T19:58:28.434+10:002010-04-16T19:58:28.434+10:00Cav
Thoughtful comment. You're right about pow...Cav<br />Thoughtful comment. You're right about power. Personally, I believe that if someone is caught ripping off the government, which is the same as ripping off the taxpayer, they should have the book thrown at them. Generally, however they get away with it.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-39248714059894485722010-04-16T19:29:02.777+10:002010-04-16T19:29:02.777+10:00I was about to write that the rich can get away wi...I was about to write that the rich can get away with things, but on reflection I believe it is about power. And it is that power that corrupts people. <br /><br />Most of our information via the media is corrupted in some way, so it is impossible sometimes to get an accurate analysis on any topic or sequence of events - most media reports are split into political camps left or right and blame is attributed according to ideology.<br /><br />It is all about spin and rhetoric now. When we get a politician who doesn't speak this way, he is ridiculed (Barnaby comes to mind).<br /><br />But I am amazed at the simple questions that the media do not ask. OK maybe it is because I am a dumb grunt and fail to grasp the key issues here.<br /><br />The GFC came about because of greed.<br />The insulation problem came about because of greed.<br />The BER is also suffering from the same fate.<br /><br />What I want to know is, why are not the people responsible for the mess being called to account? Why does taxpayer money have to be used to fix the problem rather then be used to chase these crooks through the courts?<br /><br />On the problem with the fleet 'arrangement' this is simple corruption that many would see as 'normal'. <br /><br />I was an auditor for over 15 years and lemme tell you that auditors can only look at process. An audit cannot make comment on 'value for money' unless he has the expertise. If he did have this expertise, he wouldn't be an auditor with an accounting background, but rather a 'consultant' earning a squillion dollars - in the end his 'power' would corrupt him.<br /><br />Part of my duties for a couple of years meant that I looked after a fleet of 28 vehicles. <br /><br />On most days I could have driven a car to and from work. Many would not regard this as corruption.<br />I could easily have gotten a discount on the purchase of a car for myself if I had certain dealings with a car company.<br />I could go on about other things, and the paperwork would be OK for the auditor to justify an action.<br /><br />17 you would be the only guy in Australia who realises that work cars need oil and water and their tyres pumped up.<br /><br />All we can do is what we believe is the right thing to do.<br /><br />Ripping off the government is not right.cavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338928424789193611noreply@blogger.com