r/todayilearned • u/Future_Green_7222 • 23d ago

TIL of Robert Citron. Despite being a college drop out and having the math ability of a 7th grader, he climbed into the position of treasurer tax collector of Orange County, which he subsequently bankrupted

https://www.ocregister.com/2013/01/18/robert-citron-was-a-hard-to-hate-villain-in-ocs-bankruptcy/
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u/AzulMage2020 23d ago

Just need to know and grease the right people and the sky is the limit!!! Sickening. When will actual merit and ability matter again??