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Originally Posted by parsonsj
I am. Perhaps it's just my overly optimistic view of other people, but I think the government employees who work with and publish these numbers do the best they can to make them as accurate as possible. I'm sure that errors and oversights occur from time to time, but I don't believe there's any conspiracy here.
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Whether it's about a conspiracy or not is a red herring. It's a symptom of a bureaucracy. And that exists in business and in govt, whether we want to believe that or not. But yes, I do think that is part of the problem. Some people wear rose colored glasses looking at the world. I don't think that is realistic at all.
Take for example the Penn St scandal. Yes most of involved in that college are diligent workers are innocent, but look at the level of abuse that was taking place. And look at Sandusky's wife. And this was going on for a long time. There was some serious denial taking place. I'm sure there's people who still might think Sandusky is innocent.
Unfortunately, criminals, fraud, corruption, obedience, ignorance and apathy do exist. Especially in a bureaucracy.
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This is an example what I'm talking about. Often the worst rises to top and gravitates to govt. Does he sound honest to you?
Disgraced Former Penn State University President Now Working for U.S. Government
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...x5BX_blog.html
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His lawyer confirms to the Loop that Spanier is working on a part-time consulting basis for a “top-secret” agency on national security issues. But the gig is so hush-hush, he couldn’t even tell his attorneys the name of the agency.
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