Political corruption is everywhere present – apparently a consequence of human nature we must constantly guard against. Nowhere is humanity free from corrupt politicians or people who believe it is their privilege to use the power of the Government to forcibly take from those who created the wealth, and give it to themselves and their supporters.

Such corruption can take many forms, including U.S. agencies that used taxpayer funded infrastructure to deliberately threaten those who challenged the Government’s phony COVID narrative. These agencies enriched themselves and Pfizer to the tune of over $50 Billion, but this was just the tip of the corruption iceberg. But instead of fighting the corruption, some people are actually defending it by saying “Hands-off my grift.”

These Defenders of Corruption feel entitled to handouts, and say that average citizens have no right to know where their tax money is going.

Think about the tale of Robin Hood, who returned to the people the wealth forcefully taken from them by the corrupt government of Nottingham. DOGE is now playing the part of Robin Hood, returning to taxpayers that which the politicians and bureaucrats extracted from taxpayers to benefit the Deep State criminal enterprise. $150 Billion so far.

Beneficiaries of US Government corruption include all of Toynbee’s parasites – bureaucrats, politicians, public service unions, and special interests who feed off the taxpayers: Social services for illegal aliens, subsidies for Wind and Solar infrastructure, support for far Left PBS and NPR, and extremist NGOs pushing woke agendas and climate nonsense around the world, just to name a few.

If people actually wanted these things, they would voluntarily pay for it — without taxes or force.

Consider those who vilify Musk and attack Tesla owners simply because DOGE is revealing some inconvenient truths about the grift. They resort to childish ad-hominem attacks like the “Anti-Musk Day of Action”, because they can’t logically defend the theft of taxpayer money revealed by DOGE audits. Instead they resort to Fascist tactics to intimidate the messenger, and burn innocent people’s Teslas.

On April 7, 2009, Obama’s DHS secretary released a report warning of right wing terror from ex-military white guys, none of which actually happened. But now we are inundated by actual Leftist terror across the country, perfected by BLM’s “mostly peaceful” riots, and extended to attacks on Tesla dealerships and Jewish students. Perhaps the Democrats’ KKK chickens have come home to roost.

But let’s be clear, not all Democrats are doing this — just the Brown-Shirt wing of the party that actually implements the Fascism they accuse everyone else of. But it would be nice if the Communist wing of the Democrat party would condemn it. Good luck. Taxpayers ought to thank DOGE for having the courage to expose the corruption in a way that no other Administration would even attempt. Why did Obama and Biden fail to identify the waste and corruption themselves? Were they purposely protecting it? Absolutely! They and their supporters were — and remain — Defenders of Corruption. — Every child born in America today inherits $110,000 in US Debt. Defenders of Corruption seem to think that every act of corruption is so minor that we should ignore it, yet they don’t open their personal checkbooks to pay down the $36 Trillion debt. Perhaps anchor babies should pay up front.

— Social Security was knowingly designed as a Ponzi scheme by FDR, and is fast approaching insolvency in 2033 when automatic 27% cuts will kick in. Defenders of Corruption viciously attack any attempt to reform SS to make it actuarial and sustainable. Will they blame themselves when the cuts are made in 2033?

— DOGE recently revealed that the Biden Administration issued over 2 million Social Security numbers to illegal aliens last year, and perhaps 5 million altogether. These people have contributed nothing into SS, but may be eligible for big benefits. Those who ignorantly shout “Hands off my SS” might want to compute how much sooner SS will collapse under the additional weight of Biden’s illegal immigrants. Will the “Hands-off” crowd blame themselves when the cuts go even deeper?

— The American Clean Power Association (a Green Energy Billionaire’s Club) is lobbying to prevent repeal of Biden’s IRA give-away. Its members have soaked up more than $47 billion in subsidies paid by working people just in the past two years, and they want to keep the corporate welfare flowing to themselves – with 1/3 of that corporate welfare going to foreign companies. Astonishingly, the Defenders of Corruption are protecting the Wall Street Billionaires they claim to “resist”.

For those still under the illusion that USAID was a humanitarian operation, consider…

— USAID paid Reuters millions to promote Government disinformation around COVID, and paid $40 Million to the Wuhan Virology Lab to create SARS-CoV-2 (COVID) using US technology. USAID then paid to cover up the Wuhan story, and accuse others of disinformation. 20 Million people died.

— USAID gave $34 million of our tax dollars to Politico, $68 million to the WEF, $2 Million to Guatemala for Gender mutilation, and $20 Million for Sesame Street in Iraq. USAID food policies destroyed agriculture in Malawi, leaving them starving without agriculture and dependent on foreign aid. Nobody was saved by USAID.

— USAID gave $27 million to the Soros organization that elected Attorneys General who would not prosecute rapists and murderers and foreign gangs. Nobody was saved by USAID except violent criminals.

— USAID money was used to overthrow the democratically elected government of Ukraine in 2014 in the Maidan Insurrection, which initiated the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has killed 500,000 Ukrainians. USAID saved no one, and killed many.

It is delicious irony that the Defenders of Corruption are condemning Trump for waging warfare against the very Wall Street Billionaires they rail against, all while shouting “hands off my corruption.”

Michael Dee is a Silver Creek resident and Scott Axelson resides in Jamestown.