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maxsolomon

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20. EX500Rider does a good job of refuting you

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 05:13 PM

Nov 2015

But I just don't know why Americans think we have "corrupt" politicians. It's like that survey that asked Americans what they fear, and the #1 response was "Government Corruption". In a country with more guns than people, and filled with angry yahoos, THAT'S what you're afraid of?

By and large, this is one of the most honest countries on the planet. Direct bribery is how stuff gets done in a lot of other places.

That our politicians are beholden to business interests is not "corruption" per se. Its par for the course, and there's an ethical line that's not to be crossed.

And, in contrast to the rest of the planet again, we actually send our politicians to jail for it. Not every one, but some from both parties.

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