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Although according to Transparency International[1] US isn't any more corrupt than an average European country and does damn well compared to the southern count
by zxcdw 14y ago
Although according to Transparency International[1] US isn't any more corrupt than an average European country and does damn well compared to the southern countries, although tailing nordic countries quite a bit. Still, doing very good in comparison to the rest of the world.
Of course, there can never be too little corruption in a country, so everyone has room for improvement on that part. Even us nordics.
[1]: http://transparency.org/cpi2012/results http://transparency.org/cpi2012/results
- L4mppu 14y agoCorrupted in sense of companies ruling it. Most of those countries that are red are military controlled.
- cgh 14y agoIn 2009, 16% of Finland's exports were from Nokia, and they employed a good percentage of the population of the entire country. Would you say Finland is corrupt? Or do you think you are simply biased against the US?
- L4mppu 14y agoBut how much did they pay for politicians? Do you know how bad light they get if they take any money? Do you know how much corporations on US pay for politicians so they only do good things for them?
- littlegiantcap 14y agoProvide evidence. I hate hearing this claim without any quantifiable proof being provided at all.
- alan_cx 14y agoThat is because the definition of corruption is corrupted by the corrupt!!! A lot of people see all that lobbying as corruption. But it will never ever figure in statistics for corruption.
- robfig 14y agoWhere would you draw the line between "lobbying" and "talking to relevant parties to gather input on new legislation"? What do you think "lobbying" is?
- aurelianito 14y agoI think that the difference between talking and paying is quite clear.
- znowi 14y agoI'd like to see a European country openly invade Middle East ignoring the UN Charter and get away with it. I'd also like to see a European country poison the markets with loads of toxic assets causing massive turmoil around the world and, again, get away with it (with a hefty bonus). The kind of changes we see in social-oriented countries today are forced upon by American neoliberals who wish to expand their influence. They operate in the name of capital, not people.