I saw this article about West Virginia Senator Jim Justice agreeing to pay $5.2 million in overdue taxes. Based on my recent articles, you would logically think that I'm going to rage against the fact that this elected official managed to accrue over $5 million in overdue taxes. After all, it's ridiculous that an elected official could unintentionally accrue this kind of debt. It's quite apparent to me that we have another corrupt politician on our hands. There's no reasonable excuse for this behavior, yet somehow, once it comes to light, his only penalty is apparently to pay what he already owes. How's that for privilege of the elite? And to make matters worse, I'll bet the constituents of West Virginia re-elect this guy... not because I believe that WV is stupid, but because I believe that we as constituents are collectively stupid. Oh, but wait. I'm totally digressing...
What I really meant to say is that when I read this article, I thought the guy looks like the illegitimate brother of Lindsey Graham. And that's my only official comment about this article.
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