In the late 80s and early 90s, the collapse of the Soviet Union spawned a wave of immigration to the US from Russia and an assortment of Former Soviet Republics and formerly Iron Curtain nations.
Off the subject a bit, Peter, but my Cuban wife formerly worked in Manhattan. She mentioned a Cuban-Chinese fusion restaurant at 101st & Amsterdam, and wondered if it was still there. Ring any bells?
My wife had a speech pathology practice in Manhattan but left after she was robbed at knifepoint by a guy posing as a bicycle delivery man. I mean he delivered stuff while RIDING a bicycle - he wasn’t DELIVERING bicycles.
This particular problem of Somali community corruption stems from lawlessly importing millions of people from cultures estranged from the Golden Rule, which forms the bedrock of western civilization. We're a high trust civilization which has imported millions - mostly unlawfully and without having undergone any naturalization - into a culture that expects all people to abide by the rules. When you then allow a system that is "wide open" to fraud and graft from third world immigrants, it shouldn't be a surprise what follows.
But this isn't just an "immigrant problem" anymore. Our own citizens have become adept at seeking the gravy at every chance they get. Witness the claims against OPM following last year's Pacific Palisades fire, where nearly 100,000 claims were quickly filed for "relief" in an area where only 20,000 homes were affected - and the "system" had to be shut down after just one month because so many fraudulent claims were being submitted. Or during Covid, when OPM lucre was available to anybody willing to apply online.
I stand by my assertion that roughly HALF of our federal expenditures annually would fall into the categories of waste, fraud or abuse. If you're going to stand on a street corner handing out gold bars, don't be surprised that a line forms.
Agreed. Part of the problem is the continued inculcation of the notion that society's earners have done so at the expense of others, that the pie is zero-sum. This is why kids are falling for the likes of AOC and Mamdani. They do not understand the win-win nature of capitalism, thinking instead that it is akin to the conquest and pillaging that drove economies in earlier eras. This makes it OK to take from others. It's only a tiny step from there to mentally justify outright theft.
Whether it's the government or insurance companies, the "why do you care, it's not your money" mindset feeds all this grift.
Very important footnote there. These people are not coming to assimilate. They are coming to take over if/when possible (call me racist if you want) and support the cause in the countries they came from if they can scam our nation for funds. It is their ethos their religion in life and in death. I have no sympathy for “the good” ones as when push comes to shove they will side with their religion not the infidels.
On point, as usual Peter. This also affirms the notion that government exists (as stated in the Declaration of Independence) to protect our rights and liberty (and borders), and should not be viewed as a "service organization" (piece on that coming soon). If all the government was busy doing was protecting our borders, rights, and liberty, far less of OPM would be required, and such grafting would be far more difficult.
Great post. The MSM is trying very hard to make this daycare fraud story go away. So many headlines this morning saying, essentially, these daycares are open and legit. I just want to tell them, well yeah, of course they are open because they've been tipped off!!
Between this and the caterwauling about Maduro, the leftists are beclowning themselves.
I do feel sorry for them, in a way. They're in a trap, albeit one of their own making. They so agitated their base away from rationality and toward blind partisan outrage that there's no room for them to decry the defrauding of the taxpayers or applaud the toppling of a monster.
I imagine there are still many, many immigrants coming here to live the American dream like so many before them. But the wide open borders and ant-like storming of people coming over during the Biden administration just appeared to be nothing but an invasion of people who had no intention of assimilating.
Milton Friedman, a big supporter of immigration, pointed out that you cannot have both open borders and a welfare state. The latter undermines the benefits of immigration.
Off the subject a bit, Peter, but my Cuban wife formerly worked in Manhattan. She mentioned a Cuban-Chinese fusion restaurant at 101st & Amsterdam, and wondered if it was still there. Ring any bells?
Upper West is alien territory to me.
My wife had a speech pathology practice in Manhattan but left after she was robbed at knifepoint by a guy posing as a bicycle delivery man. I mean he delivered stuff while RIDING a bicycle - he wasn’t DELIVERING bicycles.
Ugh. How long ago was that?
Probably a little over 20 years ago.
This particular problem of Somali community corruption stems from lawlessly importing millions of people from cultures estranged from the Golden Rule, which forms the bedrock of western civilization. We're a high trust civilization which has imported millions - mostly unlawfully and without having undergone any naturalization - into a culture that expects all people to abide by the rules. When you then allow a system that is "wide open" to fraud and graft from third world immigrants, it shouldn't be a surprise what follows.
But this isn't just an "immigrant problem" anymore. Our own citizens have become adept at seeking the gravy at every chance they get. Witness the claims against OPM following last year's Pacific Palisades fire, where nearly 100,000 claims were quickly filed for "relief" in an area where only 20,000 homes were affected - and the "system" had to be shut down after just one month because so many fraudulent claims were being submitted. Or during Covid, when OPM lucre was available to anybody willing to apply online.
I stand by my assertion that roughly HALF of our federal expenditures annually would fall into the categories of waste, fraud or abuse. If you're going to stand on a street corner handing out gold bars, don't be surprised that a line forms.
Agreed. Part of the problem is the continued inculcation of the notion that society's earners have done so at the expense of others, that the pie is zero-sum. This is why kids are falling for the likes of AOC and Mamdani. They do not understand the win-win nature of capitalism, thinking instead that it is akin to the conquest and pillaging that drove economies in earlier eras. This makes it OK to take from others. It's only a tiny step from there to mentally justify outright theft.
Whether it's the government or insurance companies, the "why do you care, it's not your money" mindset feeds all this grift.
Very important footnote there. These people are not coming to assimilate. They are coming to take over if/when possible (call me racist if you want) and support the cause in the countries they came from if they can scam our nation for funds. It is their ethos their religion in life and in death. I have no sympathy for “the good” ones as when push comes to shove they will side with their religion not the infidels.
Excellent, as usual. I came across this piece yesterday about the architect of the Wisconsin invasion.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/obamas-trojan-horse-how-refugee-machine-engineered-billion-dollar-looting-us-treasury
On point, as usual Peter. This also affirms the notion that government exists (as stated in the Declaration of Independence) to protect our rights and liberty (and borders), and should not be viewed as a "service organization" (piece on that coming soon). If all the government was busy doing was protecting our borders, rights, and liberty, far less of OPM would be required, and such grafting would be far more difficult.
Great post. The MSM is trying very hard to make this daycare fraud story go away. So many headlines this morning saying, essentially, these daycares are open and legit. I just want to tell them, well yeah, of course they are open because they've been tipped off!!
Between this and the caterwauling about Maduro, the leftists are beclowning themselves.
I do feel sorry for them, in a way. They're in a trap, albeit one of their own making. They so agitated their base away from rationality and toward blind partisan outrage that there's no room for them to decry the defrauding of the taxpayers or applaud the toppling of a monster.
I imagine there are still many, many immigrants coming here to live the American dream like so many before them. But the wide open borders and ant-like storming of people coming over during the Biden administration just appeared to be nothing but an invasion of people who had no intention of assimilating.
Milton Friedman, a big supporter of immigration, pointed out that you cannot have both open borders and a welfare state. The latter undermines the benefits of immigration.