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Robert B Walker's avatar

Excellent effort. Very long and I will finish later. I am the victim of the abuse of power you describe. Your essay has given me some ideas as to how to continue my fight.

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Jaimie Hileman's avatar

"It should be clear from the get-go that Musk’s conflicts of interests as a government contractor should disqualify him from the position."

Robert, it's clear to you and to me, but I'm not sure many Americans understand the threat immediately in front of us all.

But I appreciate your insight and analysis.

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Dougald Lamont's avatar

It’s a sign of the general acceptance of corruption.

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Michael Worth's avatar

You are a fine writer and thinker. This (in my opinion) is one of your best

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Dougald Lamont's avatar

Thank you very, very much.

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Kathleen's avatar

Thorough overview of this issue. Money can be so very corrupting. Political contribution limits can be a safe guard against this, however, when looking at the money spent on advertising over the past 18 months by political parties in Canada, it's clear money is having an influence by wiggling around contribution rules. If citizens we're not so busy trying to make ends meet, they might have time to question this activity?

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