Roland, There is only one rule, The Golden Rule. Just in case you are not familiar with it, it goes something like this, *One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.*
No self-respecting person is going to relish a victory when s/he knows that the victory came about only because s/he distributed personal wealth to get votes. The victory remains hollow if the person ran for homecoming queen, or for the Mayor of Toronto or for the Goa Legislative Assembly. Speaking of which, that august body comprises of some individuals who got there only because they distributed cash and other goodies. Such characters are probably thinking of bending the rules again, to recoup each $20 they gave away. Yet others in the assembly, are convicted criminals who have constituents that are perfectly happy voting for criminals. Criminals, may I remind you, have taken the next step after bending the rules. They felt comfortable enough to brake them. These Goan criminals, er, politicians, have banks of voters who figure they are getting something tangible in return for their vote. As long as this perception exists, your freely distributing $20 politicians will rule. The cost, of course, is that no honest person will be able to compete and the system becomes a cesspit. This is also part of the reason people move to Canada i.e. to get away from $20 distributing politicians. If you are in the camp that says, no rule was broken in Canada - so it is legit - you are welcome to showcase all your other thoughts here too :-) I, personally, find them amusing. Mervyn On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Roland wrote: > Mervyn Lobo, > Logic dictates that in order to bend or break the rule, there has to be a > rule. > > If a former mayor of Toronto decides to distribute 20 dollar bills or Tim > Hortons coffee cards from his own ample wealth, which rule was bent or > broken? > > Some people are logical, some are not. Therein lies some amusement. > > Roland Francis > Toronto.
