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The Department of War just shot the accountants and opted for speed

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287 points ridruejo | 6 comments | 11 Nov 25 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.274s | source | bottom
1. aussieguy1234 ◴[11 Nov 25 22:48 UTC] No.45893963[source]▶
Get ready for the Department Of Corruption
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2. avs733 ◴[11 Nov 25 22:51 UTC] No.45893993[source]▶
Tomato / tomato

Feature / bug

3. 9cb14c1ec0 ◴[11 Nov 25 23:09 UTC] No.45894179[source]▶
You think it wasn't corrupt previously?
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4. tomrod ◴[11 Nov 25 23:28 UTC] No.45894339[source]▶
Not nearly as much as it is now that OIGs have been replaced.
5. SpicyLemonZest ◴[12 Nov 25 07:24 UTC] No.45897266[source]▶
There's just no comparison. The current administration routinely, publicly, accepts literal bars of gold as bribes for favorable treatment. Trump just got a new one from Switzerland this week.
6. aussieguy1234 ◴[12 Nov 25 08:48 UTC] No.45897838[source]▶
Well compared to countries that don't have these checks and balances, not overly corrupt. But it's not possible to have a government without corruption at least at some level.

But if you take these checks and balances away, say goodbye to "good" governance.