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0 pointsmcdonje4y ago0 comments

Same thing in the US. I always laugh whenever I see a list of corrupt countries and the US isn't near the top. Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery.

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marcosdumay4y ago

That's because the US has a low amount of corruption on the positions that face the public.

It's also because most of those lists are ordered by a "perception index", that is the kind of bullshit that increases if your government does an awareness program and if corruption fighting gets on the news.

mcdonjeOP4y ago

So, ironically, corruption reduction efforts can raise a country's rank on such lists.

marcosdumay4y ago

Exactly. Not only "can", but will on almost every case. Some times I wonder if it's on purpose.

jrgaston4y ago

Spot on: "Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery"

signatoremo4y ago

Ha, do you have any experience doing business with those countries top of the list to say so?

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0 pointsmcdonje4y ago0 comments

Same thing in the US. I always laugh whenever I see a list of corrupt countries and the US isn't near the top. Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery.

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marcosdumay4y ago

That's because the US has a low amount of corruption on the positions that face the public.

mcdonjeOP4y ago

So, ironically, corruption reduction efforts can raise a country's rank on such lists.

marcosdumay4y ago

Exactly. Not only "can", but will on almost every case. Some times I wonder if it's on purpose.

jrgaston4y ago

Spot on: "Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery"

signatoremo4y ago

Ha, do you have any experience doing business with those countries top of the list to say so?

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