> of all the leading developed nations on Earth, the US has a particularly corrupt government that sells itself to the highest bidder I would contend with that

> of all the leading developed nations on Earth, the US has a particularly corrupt government that sells itself to the highest bidder I would contend with that. The US government is just very visible. I know HN likes to glorify European nations but we're really really good at wasting taxpayer money, too. It's just less lobbying and more knowing the right people here.