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Another anecdote from India. 30-40 years back, my parents had to pay bribe nearly everyplace. Even for things like "paying" your house tax (city tax) and buying
by blackoil 5y ago
Another anecdote from India. 30-40 years back, my parents had to pay bribe nearly everyplace. Even for things like "paying" your house tax (city tax) and buying railway ticket.
Since then though things are constantly improving. With computerisation / automation you don't have to face any person for many of the tasks. I can buy tickets, do bank transactions, get marriage/birth certificate, passport appointment all from my laptop/phone.
So I for one am hopeful. Police/ministries are one of the last places where corruption is deeply entrenched but we are making a lot of progress.
- aldebran 5y agoGenerally probably true. They find new ways though. My friends in the US needed H1B stamping appointments that are near impossible to find. Apparently there are “agents” who you give your username and password to and they can get you an appointment as they know when new appointments are released. They jump on the appointments knowing when they will be released and get you one. Security wise this is a clusterfuck. But the fact that this is even happening is crazy. Of course my friend didn’t use this given the Giant security issue but it seems people do use it successfully.