The self-indulgent greed of our current crop of politicians is unprecedented in the history of our state. From public lands hostility, to the contentious Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola fiasco, to the unnecessary landfill on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, to the filthy industrial inland port and the gravel pit in Parleys Canyon, personal enrichment for themselves and their cronies is the primary motivator for virtually everything they do.
Why are public officials allowed to engage in obvious conflicts of interest between their private and civic responsibilities? Why are they allowed to enrich themselves by virtue of their positions of trust? Most importantly, why does a myopic citizenry continue to elect these same profiteers and others like them time and time again?
Lacking any semblance of moral integrity, these money-mongering “public servants” continue to degrade the quality of life for Utah’s citizenry while padding their pockets at the expense of their electorate and the environment.
When speculators, land developers and home builders are allowed to hold public office, conflicts of interest occur with monotonous regularity. These actions are criminal and need to be investigated as such. Where’s the oversight?
David E. Jensen, Riverton
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