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Comment by throw__away7391 | Hacker News Reader

It is always crazy to me the ratio of damage done to benefit received by people committing crime and fraud. I don't know how much one could possibly pocket using such scheme, but I'm certain that compared to the destruction of the entire project it is not that high of a percent.

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They've already made their money and moved on to the next scam. Those living in the building are the ones who pay the ultimate price.

Clearly, I'm just astounded by the magnitude of destruction people are willing to commit. It's like stealing a loaf of bread from your neighbor and then burning down his house to cover up the crime.

Not only well-meaning people suffer from near-sightedness. Conmen do, too.

While committing the act, they just think in the short term, and not about the absolute destruction of people's lives and property.

This nearsightedness complicate many problems further, and worsen them.

As a popular Polish libertarian politician (Janusz Korwin-Mikke) likes to say: "a government official will waste a billion to steal a million".

That's a great way to put it. I'm always amazed at how small the bribes can be.

When I hear stories with some quote similar to "then the senator granted them the mining rights to an $800M mine on public lands for a 3-night stay at Sandals." I'm mad about the corruption, but I'm also mad at the politician for being dog shit at realizing how large their bribe should be.

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