Monday, October 12, 2020

Richard Murphy — Corruption

Corruption is just another form of economic rent extraction.

Tax Research UK
Lawyers understand that this country is corrupt. So do medics. It’s time other professions did as well.

I can accuse the government of being corrupt without fear now, because the evidence supports my case. And that’s profoundly worrying.
Richard Murphy | Professor of Practice in International Political Economy at City University, London; Director of Tax Research UK; non-executive director of Cambridge Econometrics, and a member of the Progressive Economy Forum

See also

Renegade, Inc.
Corruption at the Heart of the Prison System
Lubnaa Joomun

The Daily Poster (as much about the Roberts Court as DJT, who seized the opportunity created by the court. Barrett will likely add to the problem based on her record)
Trump Built His Swamp In A Marsh Of Legalized Corruption
David Sirota

2 comments:

Peter Pan said...

Without corruption, a Nigerian police officer could not keep his family fed.
Don't mess with people's lives, don't mess with 'trickle down'.

Tom Hickey said...

@ Peter Pan

Yes and tipping in the US plays a similar role. It's built into the system.