Persona
Let’s use former New York State governor Andrew
Cuomo as prime example of how corrupt politicians
sway supporters’ long term. Supporters of Andrew
Cuomo, (whatever ones are left) will tell you that
nobody loved New York more than him, and especially
loves the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,
thinking that it wouldn’t operate well if he was still in
office.
However, it was Andrew Cuomo who put out and
executive order ten years ago to cancel maintenance
on the sewage and drain systems that provide water to
escape. He also sharply reduced the money for
renovations on streets that had undergone construction
from utility digging. That’s why there are so many
floods in subway tunnels now in New York City. I don’t
think he had taken a NYC subway or bus for over 40
years. People saying “nobody loved NYS more than
him” is a surprise to me.
Some think Andrew Cuomo had who fought the federal
government for billions of dollars to subsidy the MTA
got as well as federal aid to fix the tunnels in the
Hudson River for the North East Corridor.
Of course, we know that none of that is true. For
starters, the Hudson tunnels have nothing to do with
the state of New York, being that they are owned and
operated by the National Rail Passenger Association,
so Cuomo would have no say in its operation. The
money you thought he fought for was originally money
that was originally earmarked for subsidizing Social
Security benefits for senior citizens. That’s why he put
a statewide order for NYS nursing homes to accept
COVID patients. It was on his original premise that
“You can’t collect if you are no longer living”, which he
said himself on national TV during his first term as
governor. That was how he originally got the vote of
young adults.
Of course, three terms as governor of a state would
give a lot of time for corruption to be carried out without
being conspicuous to the public. When citizens don’t
follow things going on, they can be in for many
surprises.
This, my friends, is an insightful view of how American
corruption is so successful. This is why a corrupt
politician hardly ever goes to jail.
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