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caltrans and california gov ... just way too corrupted


Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.


in this case the administrators are probably not malicious, they are thinking, "I'm doing society a solid... I should be entitled to a due". It's only malicious if they actually have a modicum of introspection.


Accepting a lower bid isn't an example of corruption.

This is the equivalent of buying a startup's product on the chance they figured out how to provide value more cheaply. That's not corruption; that's basic market forces.


If you look carefully at the full text, it's clear the fiasco made no economic sense, and there was bribery and corruption involved.




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