#cronyism — Public Fediverse posts

@RHW @treleanor
The dreadful #cronyism of political appointees to senior public service roles (SES to Secretary) is a thin wedge killing our democratic institutions. We’ve been slipping to the right wing of politics for decades and the electorate has done sweet FA about it… is it too late?

#Antifa #AntiOligarchy #AntiPatriarchy #AusPol

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and assumed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

"#ElonMusk’s minions in the federal government have just fired key experts who regulate #Tesla"

https://newrepublic.com/post/193850/elon-musk-doge-tesla-firing-self-driving-car-experts
#USpol #USpolitics #MAGA #DOGE #NHTSA #DOGEbags #cronyism #CronyCapitalism #Musk #SiliconValleyRight

"People compare #Trump to Hitler or to Putin. But for us the closest historical comparison is Boris Yeltsin.

"So today we talk to #JacobSilverman about Trump’s #shitcoins and other #crypto schemes because they remind us so much of 1990s Russia and Yeltsin’s family corrupt deals."

#TheRussians pod w/ #EvgeniaKovda & #YashaLevine

https://www.nefariousrussians.com/p/shitcoins-for-shitocracy-wjacob-silverman
#USpol #MAGA #cronyism #cronyCapitalism #oligarchy #SiliconValleyRight #CryptoBros #tech #TechBros #DOGEbags #MoveFastAndLootThings

'The U.S. #SecuritiesAndExchangeCommission (#SEC) "is beginning to onboard members" of #ElonMusk's Department of Government Efficiency (#DOGE), an SEC spokesperson told Newsweek on Friday.

'The move comes after the commission sued #Musk over alleged violations of securities laws related to his failure to disclose his #Twitter shares in a timely manner before acquiring the #socialMedia platform...'

https://www.newsweek.com/doge-staff-sec-suing-elon-musk-2052109
#USpol #cronyism #cronyCapitalism #DOGEbags #MoveFastAndLootThings

[Alternative headline: Fox named Chief Information Officer at Henhouse]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/doge-operative-named-chief-information-officer-at-social-security-administration-report-6a70c71c
#DOGE #SocialSecurityAdministration #USpol #USpolitics #cronyism #CronyCapitalism #DOGEbags #MoveFastAndLootThings #SSA #SocialSecurity

@DaveyDelimbo
Sadly, these terrible collapses like the #MiamiTower are just a tip of the iceberg.

We wrote something recently on another device and will get it out in the days ahead.

In #Australia we've been struggling with our own #propertyDeveloper and #privateEquity craze since #Sydney2000, and yes, a lot of dodgy #construction.

The #realEstate and #propertyCouncil have been aggressively #lobbying #selfRegulation for as long as we can remember too.

#rentseeking #cronyism #assetInflation