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Bad roads, good business

Bad roads are a good business model for politicians, officials and contractors. They can pocket a lot of money while making a bad road. When the roads are riddled with potholes (within a few months of laying the new road) there will be public uproar and a clamour for repairs.

Suddenly, contractors are employed to fill the potholes and they make a killing here. Nobody knows for sure the exact number of potholes to be filled, hence the contractor’s claim of the number of potholes will be final!

This pothole-filling scam happens every year or several times in a year, hence the hefty profit from it is a regular income for the politician“official“contractor nexus. What profit is there in making a good road? You have to spend the whole estimated amount on the road while building it.

If the road lasts for 15 years without any potholes, what income will it bring to the politician“official“contractor nexus during the next 15 years? Good roads are a bad business model for the politician“official“contractor nexus, hence the bad roads.


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