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ericdykstra
on Dec 15, 2011
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The scandal of the Alabama poor cut off from water
You say the banks "corrupted" politicians, like those politicians were clean and just hung around with the 'bad banking' crowd one afternoon.
rbanffy
on Dec 15, 2011
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It's still true that had the banks not bribeed them, they wouldn't have made this specifc decison that caused this specific mess.
UrbanPat
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You have a point - corruption is endemic to Jefferson County politicians.
politician
on Dec 15, 2011
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Money is highly corrosive to one's morals, and banks have a lot of money. The relationship seems simple enough.
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