tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955451581624057424.post5023606401038899272..comments2023-09-03T11:29:21.960-04:00Comments on His Blog...Her Blog: Refuse to become corrupt...Zoe Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15342425910723315518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955451581624057424.post-68393567636470502342009-03-16T12:52:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:52:00.000-04:00"Perhaps corruption occurs ... from neglecting to ..."Perhaps corruption occurs ... from neglecting to consider opposing options."<BR/><BR/>Corruption is enabled to occur when there is unchecked power and no regulation. Thus there isn't any opportunity for opposing opinions to take part in policy, nor accountability in having to explain reasons for actions taken before they are implemented. <BR/><BR/>Take the mortgage crisis for example, Wall Street took over the mortgage game when Freddie and Fannie stopped being the responsible trend setters allowing loans to be made without documentation. Greed ruled without boundaries. Every single person from the CEOs buying and selling the mortgage backed securities down to the unemployed convict who was being approved for a loan without documented income knew at least that something was not 'right'...but money was flowing and everyone turned a blind eye so long as checks were being written. Greed ruled, some got rich, others got buried.<BR/><BR/>Now, even with the new administration of 'change', those with power are advancing their agenda without regard to outside voices. One only needs to look as far as the bailout package that was forced through without discourse and debate. I'm not taking a side, but it was evident that it was not a collaborative effort. We've lost sight of our founding father's vision of democracy and turned it into two groups pushing and pulling policy to cater to their agenda...not voices of reason 'checking and balancing' the other toward a better America and a healthier world. <BR/><BR/>It's frustrating.Zoe Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342425910723315518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955451581624057424.post-21896681589521817432009-03-16T12:26:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:26:00.000-04:00"...you can't fix anything if you don't have a sec..."...you can't fix anything if you don't have a secure physical, financial and philosophical base from which to do it."<BR/><BR/>AND THIS IS AT THE ROOT OF AMERICAN INDIFFERENCE...to help others requires sacrifice, and as Americans we tend to help only when we give out of our excess and can maintain our 'comfort'. We will help when it doesn't inconvenience us. We're full of good intentions, but when it comes to action and giving up our time, energy, emotions...we check out.<BR/> <BR/>Getting back to your point, in general we're not in a physical or financial place to help becuase we're too busy working at a job we hate to pay for things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people that we don't like. <BR/><BR/>Case in point, everyone seems to have purchased a home that is bigger than they need for a price that is more than they can afford (given that most say you should only pay 30% of your income to your home). Living on credit has become a HUGE problem as we have enslaved ourselves to our lenders. <BR/><BR/>I'll leave it there so as not to create a whole new post on the comments!<BR/><BR/>TimZoe Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342425910723315518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955451581624057424.post-74938545406940326102009-03-15T21:34:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:34:00.000-04:00Perhaps corruption occurs not from comission or om...Perhaps corruption occurs not from comission or omission but from neglecting to consider opposing options. If the "right" options are doing to best for the most and hurting the fewest, then you have to take the time and make the effort to learn all you can with an open mind. If you don't, that's corruption. There's also judicious choice for your own actions. You can't help if you're not in a position to help...e.g. you don't have money, you don't have time or you don't have the will. You can't fix everything at once and you can't fix anything if you don't have a secure physical, financial and philosophical base from which to do it...IMHOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955451581624057424.post-52283852230020368832009-03-15T17:45:00.000-04:002009-03-15T17:45:00.000-04:00Wow!! You never cease to surprise me. Loving you m...Wow!! You never cease to surprise me. Loving you more and more with each new day. Aren't you proud of me for reading our blog ;)Zoe Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342425910723315518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955451581624057424.post-8861656014272365702009-03-15T14:46:00.000-04:002009-03-15T14:46:00.000-04:00"There are two types of corruption, corruption of ..."There are two types of corruption, corruption of comission, and corruption of omission. Comission is actively doing something you shouldn't, omission is not doing something when you should."<BR/><BR/>well said!!Kristen Howertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055131545156196477noreply@blogger.com