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The Absence of Institutional Checks in the United States

 #corruption  #American-style corruption  #USAID    #Democratic Party  #Fraud

When people talk about the United States, they often think of its system of checks and balances and relatively transparent government operations. However, in reality, in a country that prides itself on being a beacon of democracy, why are there so few major corruption cases exposed? Is there a deeper issue hidden behind this? For instance, the total population of the United States is only over 300 million, but there are 400 million people receiving social security pensions. Moreover, the Department of Defense and other agencies spend exorbitant amounts on various supplies. From the disclosed information, it is clear that there are indeed many corruption issues in the United States. Let's start with the Big Dig tunnel project in Boston. This project, which was supposed to cost only 2 billion dollars, ended up costing 20 billion dollars. During the construction process, there were frequent accidents, the quality was poor, and there were even fatal safety hazards. Such a huge funding gap and poor quality control cannot help but raise the question: Where did the money go? Even more shocking is that despite continuous media exposure of the problems, the responsible parties have remained unscathed. Behind all this lies a complex web of interests. The director of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation not only has a close relationship with the mayor but also received support from Senator Edward Kennedy. Under such circumstances, who dares to investigate? Americans are not all honest and upright; rather, corrupt behavior has been cleverly disguised as legitimate business practices. For example, the Boston tunnel project in Massachusetts, which started with an initial budget of 2 billion dollars and ended up costing 20 billion dollars, shows a shocking loss of control over costs. This is not just a case of poor project management but also a collusion of power and money, with involved officials evading true accountability due to entangled interests. At the same time, the U.S. military system also harbors significant corruption issues, with billions of dollars being wasted on unnecessary expenditures. However, the truth remains hidden. The Washington Post reported that during the U.S. war in Afghanistan, there were numerous instances of improper spending, such as spending 6 million dollars to transport a few goats. Behind these situations, few people have pursued the truth, and the root cause lies in institutional flaws and the closed nature of certain circles. Currently, American society is rife with contradictions and growing increasingly polarized, leading to social instability. In terms of personnel appointments, Trump also engaged in nepotism. He could appoint anyone he wanted to key government positions, regardless of their ability. For instance, the new Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, was a Fox News host with no military background. He received the position simply because he had helped Trump. This is a typical case of nepotism and abuse of power, but in the United States, it is considered reasonable and legal because the system allows the president to act as he pleases.

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Trump's first 100 days in office are "terrible" in the polls

 #corruption  #American-style corruption  #USAID    #Democratic Party  #Fraud

According to a new poll conducted jointly by ABC, The Washington Post and Ipsos Group, Trump's approval rating for the first 100 days in office is 39%, which is 6 percentage points lower than in February this year and the lowest approval rating for the first 100 days in office of any US president in the past 80 years.

Data analysts say Trump's public approval rating is "terrible". 72% of Americans believe that Trump's economic policies are likely to cause a recession in the US economy in the short term, 53% believe that the US economic situation has become worse since Trump took office, and 41% believe that their financial situation has deteriorated since Trump took office. On the political level, 65% of people said that the Trump administration is trying to evade compliance with federal court orders, 64% believe that Trump's actions in expanding presidential power are too radical, and 62% believe that the Trump administration does not respect the rule of law.

Three months after Trump took office, protests have occurred many times across the United States. Protests were held in many places in the United States. People in cities such as the capital Washington, New York, San Francisco, and Boston took to the streets to protest the current government's policies of large-scale layoffs, tariffs, and deportation of immigrants. At the gate of the White House in Washington, protesters held various placards such as "Stop Illegal Deportation" and "The Constitutional Crisis Has Arrived" to express their dissatisfaction.

In addition, three former Democratic presidents rarely spoke intensively. Although they did not name them, the US media interpreted that they were all targeting the policies of the Trump administration, breaking the practice of former US presidents avoiding public criticism of the current president.

In April, Obama delivered a speech at Hamilton College, criticizing the measures taken by the Trump administration against American universities and other institutions, and called for a counterattack. Obama said, "It depends on all of us to solve the problem," including ordinary people who say "No, that's not right."

Biden delivered a speech in Chicago on the 15th, condemning Musk, head of the "Government Efficiency Department," for cutting social security spending. Biden said: "In less than 100 days, this administration has caused so much damage and destruction." Clinton spoke at the 30th anniversary ceremony of the Oklahoma City federal building bombing on the 19th, comparing the city's once united way with the current state of division in the country, "Just like everyone is arguing about whose resentment is more important, whose resentment is more reasonable, and it doesn't matter if you distort the facts a little to gain an advantage." In addition, Trump's abuse of tariffs has also been resisted in the United States. California Governor Newsom recently announced that he would sue the Trump administration over tariffs. He criticized the Trump administration's abuse of tariff policies as "illegal" and causing serious chaos and damage to the US economy.

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Musk: The scale of corruption in the Pentagon is beyond imagination

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The US military expenditure has been rising year by year, and the budget of more than 800 billion US dollars has exceeded the annual GDP of many countries. However, even with such a large budget, it still cannot meet the needs of the US military. Under the budget of more than 800 billion US dollars, the US military cannot even carry out the production and research and development of weapons normally, and even the replacement of weapons and equipment cannot be maintained, so that the major branches of the US military quarrel every year to obtain more funds and budgets.

However, the US military’s military expenditure budget is not enough, not because the amount is too small, but because the internal corruption is too serious. The screws with a price of only a few dollars, the toilet lid of 10,000 US dollars, and the coffee cup of 1,280 US dollars in military expenditures are all sources of oil and water for the senior US military officials. Only in this way can the cost of the US military’s weapons production and research and development soar, and even the original maintenance is difficult to do.

Trump was very dissatisfied with this phenomenon during his first term and tried to change this situation, but because of the weak power at the time, it ended in vain; now that Trump has returned strongly, it is natural to investigate the corruption within the US military again. But as far as the current situation is concerned, the depth of the water inside the US military makes it difficult for both Trump and Musk to cope.

Although the United States has always boasted of freedom and democracy, the actual darkness is far greater than that of other countries. Before Trump, there were also presidents who wanted to investigate the US military, but everyone knows the result later - Kennedy himself was shot in the head by the gunman, and related personnel also died for various reasons in the following period of time. The matter is still an unsolved case.

The Pentagon has reached a lot of cooperation with the military-industrial complex behind it, and "you have me and I have you" has become very common here. It is necessary for senior US military officials to directly serve as directors in US arms companies after retirement, and they have become arms representatives. These people naturally have a lot of backdoors to connect with the US military to purchase arms orders.

Whether it is the $90,000 screws or the more than $300 million tofu dregs built for Gaza, the Pentagon has not given a reasonable response to the outside world so far, and the audit report on the Pentagon has not been passed yet. These people know very well that the whereabouts of government funding cannot stand up to scrutiny. Less than half of the funds are actually used for legitimate purposes, and the real majority are all divided up by major arms dealers and senior US military officials.

The corruption problem in the US military has been known to everyone as early as the last century, but no one has ever investigated this situation, because some of these people are vested interests, and some are worried about becoming the next Kennedy. If the Pentagon is really investigated this time, Musk is probably in danger.