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Baitball Blogger

(51,918 posts) Sat Jun 2, 2012, 12:24 PM Jun 2012

Is it normal in small towns to stock the jobs in government and education with loyal cronies [View all]

who were involved with pushing programs which undermined their own residential community?

I just find it odd how you can almost set your clock to it around here. When things get so apparently out of kilter, who's suppose to step in to clean up the graft?

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Is it normal in small towns to stock the jobs in government and education with loyal cronies [View all] Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 OP

"At Will" employment makes A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G possible, especially in fields exposed to liabilities patrice Jun 2012 #1

only if you consider Phoenix a small town. OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #2

Or San Diego... begin_within Jun 2012 #3

Excellent example. Safetykitten Jun 2012 #19

Small towns, big towns, counties... Wounded Bear Jun 2012 #4

Yes FarCenter Jun 2012 #5

That was certainly the case in southern textile towns Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #6

I can only speak for Illinois but any government position here is a patronage job NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #7

Nepotism is alive and well *everywhere* including corporate America. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #8

Yes Herlong Jun 2012 #9

Forget loyal cronies. In most small towns the jobs go to LuckyLib Jun 2012 #10

In my small town, yes. (Agree with above post about relatives.) WinkyDink Jun 2012 #11

Dang. If it's that prevalent why are we so surprised that our country is so fucked up? Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #12

I don't get the limit to small towns or the public sector. The private sector is at least as bad TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #13

When you've caught your town in a conspiracy and fraud that undermined your residential community, Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #14

Duh!!!! Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #15

How could this be a good thing? Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #17

Oh, this is not a good thing. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #24

The signs of cronyism are easy to spot. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #25

Almost everywhere. From Adairsville, GA to Portland, OR, this is how it has been and continues Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #16

On the contrary. I think we have found the target for a fight for social justice . Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #18

You asked if it was normal, and the answer to that question is yes. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #21

Oh, there's a way to break it up, since it's these kind of networks which Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #22

This sword cuts both ways. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #26

The proof is in the pudding. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #27

Municipal and county units tend to be either heavily Democrat or Republican FarCenter Jun 2012 #28

In Florida, especially Central Florida, Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #29

There are four groups of people you can give jobs to RB TexLa Jun 2012 #20

It's certainly the case here in Redding, CA XemaSab Jun 2012 #23