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Looking at the results, it seems quite obvious that most western countries have had significant success in curbing corruption. To just cynically dismiss these e
by IfOnlyYouKnew 8y ago
Looking at the results, it seems quite obvious that most western countries have had significant success in curbing corruption. To just cynically dismiss these efforts would seem to both unhelpful (because why bother?) and just factually wrong.
I live in one of the top 20 countries, and have experience in countries in the lower half. The difference is like night and day. Imagine having to “tip” the EMT to take you to a hospital when you’ve been in a car accident. I had a local friend in Asian country who pretended to be unconscious in such a situation because they didn’t have any money on them.
- ra1n85 8y agoTipping an EMT is an example of low level corruption - the kind that comes with inadequate pay for government workers, lack of opportunities, etc. This is frightenly common in a lot of countries and culturally accepted as a kind of nuisance and fact of life. I can’t say why this kind of corruption isn’t prevalent in the west(yet), but I don’t think it’s a fair comparison to the kind of corruption OP was describing.