Aboriginal Self Government Financial problems
Today in class, February 23, 2009, an article on Treaty settlements was distributed. Also in today's Free Press on pg A10, an editorial also commented on "funding abuse." Is this a common problem in Aboriginal self-government? What would be your suggestion to stop or correct this situation?
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posted by Mazur History at 10:50 AM
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I believe that funding abuse is a problem. In the editorial from yesterdays paper they wrote about how politicians are cheating in elections. This is a problem because it is unfair to the other candidates and it is illegal. The politicians were bribing people for votes and not getting punished. In the article we recieved in class yesterday it says the Peguis band will recieve $64.4 million. Most of this money will go to buying land. I believe one way to make sure there is no funding abuse would be to have uncorrupted politicians. Another way could be for the Peguis people to buy less expensive land. Buying cheaper land would save them money that could then be used for improving housing, schools and healthcare.
-Rebecca
can i just say i agree with rebecca?.. cause shes smart.
juuust kidding.
k anyways. personally, i do think it's common for politicians to abuse their duties.. only for the reason being that they often allure people for their votes, which is clearly unfair to the rest of the politicians. Those who've tampered with the votes should be held culpable because they didn't earn those votes adequately. To prevent this, i strongly suggest that they enhance the rules to prevent artifice. They should also monitor every move more carefully to ensure equality.
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