In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Crony capitalism
Professor Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary, says crony capitalism is destroying our Nation and our economy. There's a $53 million annual City of St. Augustine budget, $25 million annual St. Augustine Beach City budget, $500 million annual St. Johns County budget -- no Inspectors General to root out waste, fraud, abuse, misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, flummery, dupery, nincompoopery, political patronage, no-bid contracts and other forms of crony capitalism.
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