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"In Africa, the arrow usually goes money -> power: you want pull with the government, so you buy it." Hate to break it to you, but it's the same in America (an
by crag 13y ago
"In Africa, the arrow usually goes money -> power: you want pull with the government, so you buy it."
Hate to break it to you, but it's the same in America (and most "western" countries). There are too many examples of corruption in our [American] government, in the last 6 months, to even list - from local traffic cams to the new F-35 fighter jet. And it's at all levels of government.
Don't kid yourself, America is not liberty, it's Negative Liberty. And money buys power. it always has.
- vijayr 13y agomost "western" countries Can anyone suggest a country, where there is relatively less corruption?
- mtrimpe 13y agoHere's the map: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2013/results http://www.transparency.org/cpi2013/results US is doing pretty OK, although not nearly the best.
- refurb 13y agoI hate to nitpick, but that link points to a survey on the perception of corruption, not actual corruption. I know it's near impossible to measure actual corruption, but other data points would be helpful.
- mtrimpe 13y agoI was wondering whether someone would nitpick about that, but given the audience I should've known. It's the closest proxy we have though, especially given the subjective nature of corruption.
- a-priori 13y agoKeep in mind that this doesn't measure corruption, but perceptions of corruption. If corruption exists, but is not obvious to the average person, then it won't be reflected in the Corruption Perceptions Index.