Corruption

Recently it struck me how serious our moral decline has become and how it may be the biggest reason holding back our economy and the stock market. We have corrupt politicians being exposed on a daily basis at virtually every level of government. We have corrupt stockbrokers who sell us overpriced equities in return for large financial deals with the issuers of the stock. We have corrupt businessmen who have robbed their stockholders and walk away with fortunes. We have corrupt lawyers who are more concerned about their fees than they are about justice. It is enough to make us all very cynical.

In my mind there has never been a more important time to tout the moral many as opposed to the immoral few. We should recognize good character and praise it whenever we can while we vigorously prosecute those who break the law and destroy our trust. We can no longer dismiss corrupt behavior as “everyone does it”, for if we do, everyone will do it and our world will be worse off because of our inactivity. We must re-establish our own values, we must instill those values in our children and we must not tolerate those who ignore the values that have made this country great.