I’m not sure why that should be the default hypothesis. Do you have specific information about them in particular or is that based on general psychology? Power corrupts is a common saying but how strong is the effect really?
I’d like to see more evidence of that.
When someone in a position where they stand to lose a lot commits fraud to stop that happening, the default assumption is they did it to save their own skin, not for any higher motives. Or never ascribe to ideals what can be ascribed to selfishness.
I’m not sure why that should be the default hypothesis. Do you have specific information about them in particular or is that based on general psychology? Power corrupts is a common saying but how strong is the effect really? I’d like to see more evidence of that.
When someone in a position where they stand to lose a lot commits fraud to stop that happening, the default assumption is they did it to save their own skin, not for any higher motives. Or never ascribe to ideals what can be ascribed to selfishness.
It depends on when the “stealing” began. I haven’t followed the thing closely enough to know. Banks reinvest funds too—it’s just more regulated.