06 February 2008

Not the war, not the economy, not the Fair Tax, not health care...

My concern is ubiquitous corruption. Representative Waxman, chairman of the House committee on oversight, spent 40 minutes with Bill Moyers discussing how the executive branch's tactics have hindered Waxman's oversight duties.

While Moyer's interview focuses on corruption within the scope of government contracts in Iraq, please recognize that corruption is everywhere. It subverts every attempt at soundly achieving any public good. The interests of the free market, in its perpetual search for profits, have naturally infiltrated government agencies in order to subvert the oversight that would restrict the profits of irresponsible and unaccountable private entities such as Blackwater and First Kuwait.

Many politicians and civil servants harbor interests in conflict with the duties of their public office either directly through personal and financial relationships or indirectly through the private sector sponsorship and influence that helped them attain the office. Until such undue influence is ousted, no enacted public policy will solely serve the public good.

2 comments:

StPatsAuction said...

The law school is doing a series of lunch hour symposiums aptly called "Decision 2008" at which there will be speakers on different areas of the law. We already had one on international relations and the candidates. I am currently putting one together on tax policies. I'm sure there are many more in the works. If you'd like, I can tip you off to these events and you can venture over from the engineering building.

Nicolas Frisby said...

Yes, please! Thanks for mentioning it.