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Originally Posted by Joe461
Simple answer.
The people who write the rules are the ones who benefit from those rules. There has often been talk of changing the rules to penalize those convicted of illegal/unethical behavior. Those talks go nowhere.
Too many of the legislators are corrupt and worried such changes will directly affect themselves.
Just like term limits. They will never approve of a rule that could threaten their own job security.
Absurd from a voter side of the equation. Makes perfect sense from a self-serving corrupt politician side of the equation.
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This. ^^
NY's government (downstate especially) has been set up to grow and support a bloated public sector. This is a fine place if you're a cop-teacher-politician. As for the rest of us funding them...
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