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It's because of this: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 The only difference between USA's corruption and others, is that

by smtddr 11y ago

It's because of this: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 The only difference between USA's corruption and others, is that USA is super-good at hiding it.

seanmcdirmid 11y ago
Well, and of course, the entire scale of it compared to very corrupt countries where police ask for bribes whenever they feel like it.
- icebraining 11y ago
  Doesn't sound so different: https://www.aclu.org/blog/easy-money-civil-asset-forfeiture-abuse-police https://www.aclu.org/blog/easy-money-civil-asset-forfeiture-...
  - seanmcdirmid 11y ago
    Until you actually have lived in one of those high corrupt countries, I don't think you'll be able to see the difference.
    - jacquesm 11y ago
      I've lived in quite a few places with extremely high corruption and to be honest I don't know what I prefer, probably on the one hand it feels comfortable to have the corruption hidden behind a layer of veneer, on the other to have it out in the open at least allows you to discuss the problem with others without coming across as paranoid.
      - seanmcdirmid 11y ago
        This is quite true, at least with my experience of living in China (which is not that corrupt, but more corrupt than the USA, and mostly in the open).
- smtddr 11y ago
  Sure, the "super-good" at hiding it == They make sure it's not right up in your face & you can't feel it in your day-to-day life; especially sure not to let the non-minorities or affluent feel it. My family and wife are from Nigeria. I've enjoyed going to the movies & the beach & to eat out at restaurants. However I've also been to some of the rougher parts and watched, from a taxi, my dad argue over bribes with 2 police(or military) men holding machine guns. In USA, as long as the corruption is mostly impacting the poor and/or minorities it's not a problem. In fact, I'd love to know the economic & demographic breakdown of responses to the perceived corruption and the questions from that website. It'd help me to know if I'm right or completely off base in my assumptions.

by smtddr 11y ago

It's because of this: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 The only difference between USA's corruption and others, is that USA is super-good at hiding it.

seanmcdirmid 11y ago

Well, and of course, the entire scale of it compared to very corrupt countries where police ask for bribes whenever they feel like it.

icebraining 11y ago
Doesn't sound so different: https://www.aclu.org/blog/easy-money-civil-asset-forfeiture-abuse-police https://www.aclu.org/blog/easy-money-civil-asset-forfeiture-...
- seanmcdirmid 11y ago
  Until you actually have lived in one of those high corrupt countries, I don't think you'll be able to see the difference.
  - jacquesm 11y ago
    I've lived in quite a few places with extremely high corruption and to be honest I don't know what I prefer, probably on the one hand it feels comfortable to have the corruption hidden behind a layer of veneer, on the other to have it out in the open at least allows you to discuss the problem with others without coming across as paranoid.
    - seanmcdirmid 11y ago
      This is quite true, at least with my experience of living in China (which is not that corrupt, but more corrupt than the USA, and mostly in the open).
smtddr 11y ago
Sure, the "super-good" at hiding it == They make sure it's not right up in your face & you can't feel it in your day-to-day life; especially sure not to let the non-minorities or affluent feel it. My family and wife are from Nigeria. I've enjoyed going to the movies & the beach & to eat out at restaurants. However I've also been to some of the rougher parts and watched, from a taxi, my dad argue over bribes with 2 police(or military) men holding machine guns. In USA, as long as the corruption is mostly impacting the poor and/or minorities it's not a problem. In fact, I'd love to know the economic & demographic breakdown of responses to the perceived corruption and the questions from that website. It'd help me to know if I'm right or completely off base in my assumptions.