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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: i-node who wrote (221069)12/27/2021 10:29:01 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 362967
 
Are you arguing that having a wealthy man inject money into voting operations, while specifically choosing which sites qualify and how much they qualify for, with some (let's say ANY) requirements (strings attached), however small, isn't inherently corrupt?

We know that a wealthy man injected money into voting operations. We know that grants have selection criteria. We don't know what those selection criteria were. If the selection criteria were reasonable and objective, then I don't see how it would be corrupt.

Did Hemingway report the selection criteria in her book and did any of them suggest partisan bias? Well, did she?

if you don't comprehend this fundamental premise

I comprehend it just fine. I just don't see it as inherently corrupt. There are plenty of opportunities for corruption, surely, so it's important to keep a watchful eye. But that's not the same thing as disallowing gifts altogether.

Surely you wouldn't rather tax those guys to death and then let the government decide where the money goes.
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