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What about that did you not understand? You have a corrupt government, where no law gets passed without input from corporations via their lobbyists. They have t
by markdown 5y ago
What about that did you not understand? You have a corrupt government, where no law gets passed without input from corporations via their lobbyists. They have this access because they pay bribes for the privilege. That's banana republic levels of corruption.
The reason this is relevant is because your FDA and EPA are both captured organisations, which is what allows Dupont and these other environmental terrorists to go about their business unhindered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture
- mlindner 5y agoThe US government is not corrupt though. There is some small amount of corruption but largely works correctly.
- roca 5y agoThe US government is very far from "the most corrupt" legislature in the world. I agree it's quite corrupt, though.
- Sporktacular 5y agoWhen you use corruption in the sense of committing corrupt illegal acts, the US looks fairly clean. But if you define it in the general sense and include lobbying and sacrificing the public interest for private interests as corrupt, then in terms of the dollar values, US legislative systems are some of the most corrupt anywhere.
- roca 5y agoMaybe so, but if so, only because the USA has the biggest economy in the world.
- Sporktacular 5y agoWhatever the reason, the statement holds up.
- markdown 5y agoCan you name another country where you can bribe legislators and get away with it? "Most corrupt" definitely fits.
- roca 5y agoThat's true in many, many countries. To pick one: Pakistan.