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> When did we move to a "do whatever you think you can get away with" model of society?

In the late 1980s, Koch Industries stole millions of crude oil each year by instructing their employees to always measure in a way that benefited Koch Industries [1].

[1]: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/22/kochland-...

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And they used the profits from that to nearly completely corrupt our government.

If you think the entirety of corruption in the US is recent and tied to a specific family you need to switch to a media source with more nuance.

Oh, there's a whole list of Right wing nut job orgs. The dominionists who think it's their god given right to rule. The CNP, who think not enough white babies being born. Just to name a couple. They all dump money into the government.

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