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Just because government employees "appear" to be doing a fine job doesn't automatically mean that they are honest and trustworthy human beings.
Hell, shortly after the stock market crash of 1929, Al Capone opened soup kitchens and arranged for local merchants to give away food and clothing to needy people, at his own expense. Did that make him any less of a racketeer? No way.report abuse
While this one greedy, dishonest lowlife was lining her pockets, the rest of the folks working for the municipality were keeping the city clean, educating kids, plowing roads, putting out fires, removing trash, providing public protection, running the library, etc.report abuse
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