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    Originally Posted by madeinuk
    From what I can see corruption and distorted standards exist almost all the way through American society from what I can see. There just doesn't seem to be any outrage or shame attached to it any longer.

    I'm sorry to say that I agree with this sentiment. Greed and self-interest are in vogue right now. frown

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    Originally Posted by Dude
    Given the amount of cheating that appears to be institutionalized into the process of being selected to the colleges that feed Wall Street in the first place, is anyone surprised?

    Agreed.

    I also agree with Val (and MadeInUK). I wish I could disagree, but I have seen a lot of evidence to support the idea, and very very little that refutes it. frown

    Makes me wonder why we're in this handbasket-- and where we're going...


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    Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
    Makes me wonder why we're in this handbasket-- and where we're going...

    Because we chose to get into the handbasket.

    Where we're going is to the dining room where we will sit down to our banquet of consequences.

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    Oh, excellent!

    I do love a good dinner party.


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