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>Missed bribe there Lived in the US my whole life and never had to bribe anyone. Europe? I've bribed people more than a few times to get shit done. Mostly East
by drzaiusapelord 11y ago
>Missed bribe there
Lived in the US my whole life and never had to bribe anyone. Europe? I've bribed people more than a few times to get shit done. Mostly Eastern, but the idea that the US is on par with Mexico via corruption is fairly laughable.
- Someone1234 11y agoBribery in the US is definitely NOT a day to day occurrance. That being said, the US is definitely corrupt, but in the US corruption is legal as long as you follow the corruption rules. For example, I can donate $100K to my favourite political candidate right now and then ask them for favours, totally legal, but yet corrupt. We're coming up to election season and candidates have already started bragging about who is paying their way (e.g. Wall Street, Koch Brothers, Big Oil, etc) and if anyone doesn't think this type of thing is an investment into future political favours then they're very naive. PS - While there is corruption in every country, the US's electoral finance rules make it particularly bad.
- dragontamer 11y agoI've been in a car that's bribed police before. In the Philippines. Officer leaned in, said "I've got a ticket for you". The driver handed him a wad of cash, and the officer let us go. Its how it works over there. I have never, in my life, encountered bribery on the scale of what goes on in other countries, in the USA.
- Raphmedia 11y agoI worded this poorly. I was aiming the "racist cops" comment at the USA and the "bribable cops" at Mexico.