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Dana Jumper's avatar

I guess, if we were to zoom out our telescope, we'd understand that what we're seeing in the absolute corruption and rent seeking in the public health bureaucracy is endemic (see what I did there?) to all agencies and function of federal and local governments. In my industries, the corruption of officials by and with real estate developers and builders is almost laughable and not even hidden, and as well, the amount of corruption by and for the agriculture industry is also well documented, beginning with the food pyramid and the "get big or get out" policies and extending even to today.

As a retired soldier, I am well aware of it in the defense industry. It may be the most corrupt and certainly has led to more lives lost (with no sense of shame or responsibility) than the medical corruption.

It's only surprising because we naively believed that health practitioners were true to their oaths--we've always trusted our family doctor. Now, we see the truth, even our doctors are complicit in the rape of our country, it's good people, and it's idealism. The same with the great universities. And, our religious leaders have emaciated themselves, not even relying on government to do it.

Where do we turn now? Did our founders foresee this phenomenon like they did so many others? Did they give us a way and prescribe the tool to fight it? Is there any trustworthy field left? Where do we stand that has solid footing for us to begin to rebuild?

There are good people among us. I just pray there are enough.

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Biljana's avatar

Steve's persistence and tenacity inspire me. This is how you win a fight, even if you lose a battle, occasionally. So my mom was right. This weekend, when we finally solved the issue with her kitchen faucet, she said: "This is how you make things happen: with persistence." The plumber had to come back three times to replace a wall-mounted faucet with a new one (because the first one was positioned too low) and again with a new one (because the second one was faulty and leaked). Finally, the new shining faucet was done as a result of her grit to not let minor issues slip through the cracks. We are with you, Steve, your grit is our grit!

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