Is indirect stealing still stealing?
Politician A is a senior board member of a company, then resigns before taking office. He keeps all his stock in the company.
Politician A then awards this company billions upon billions of dollars in contracts, without allowing other companies to place competing bids.
So what we have is a nation full of taxpayers paying billions of dollars into this national treasury. The treasury is then spent on this huge contract, and a substantial portion of the treasury funds end up DIRECTLY in Politician A's pockets.
So my two questions are:
Could it be considered stealing LEGALLY?
and
Could it be considered stealing MORALLY?
2007-02-01 19:10:51 · 6 answers · asked by A Box of Signs 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Hum... that's like an indirect kickback. No wait, it's a kickback directly to himself... meaning he is giving himself a kickback when giving company x the contracts. I am sure that is illegal somehow or another since kickbacks are illegal.
I'm also sure it is illegal to limit the amount of bids... sure I read that somewhere in government policy. It would be illegal to not allow other corporations to bid.
Now with all that said, you get into a sticky mess that messes all the laws up with you are dealing with a politician during war time.
War time is the key word and what has allowed Bush to 'somewhat' legally get away with violating a large amount of laws and the constitution.
This power during war time not only applies to the president but the entire executive branch... meaning the vice president also.
Whether or not he did this legally or illegally, it for sure is morally wrong.... without a doubt.
2007-02-03 06:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Bush & Cheney this is business as usual. Bush gives Cheney's Halliburton corporation countless no bid contracts and no one has an effective complaint. Those in the war making business help themselves to the National Treasury to the tune of $8 billion per week while we all go out and make the money. Sounds exactly like your example, and but for the lack of sensible thinking on the part of the public, it is stealing pure and simple, both morally and legally. These men have shown their contempt for us and our laws and continue down the same path regardless of what we, or our elected representatives, say or do.
2007-02-02 03:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I will guess cheney. I agree with what you are saying. An even bigger scam is the Federal Reserve. Three former Presidents tried to abolish or circumvent the federal reserve act. What happened? All 3 assassinated. The fed is neither a "reserve" nor "federal" yet billions of taxpayer dollars (each year)go against an un-payable interest on "money loaned to the American people". The FED is a PRIVATE institution. They are above the reach of Congress, accountable to no one. The fed came in 1913. It is the biggest scam in global history!
2007-02-02 03:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by the_end_time 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm...are you talkin about Dick Cheney and Halliburton???? Just a guess...I am not a lawyer but stealing morally, oh hell ya! Legally, I would definitely say that there was a conflict of interest which is illegal is many forms.
2007-02-02 03:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes and yes. (See: Bush, Cheney, Haliburton etc.)
2007-02-02 03:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by Joey's Back 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you need to cite actual examples.
i don't deal in hyperbole.
2007-02-02 03:16:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋