Actor Jackie Chan calls U.S. ‘most corrupt’ country in the world

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65. "A corrupt government often oppresses"

You're kidding, right? A corrupt government may be oppressive, but "corruption" and "oppression" have entirely different and unrelated meanings. Your idea of corruption "in all it's forms - from violence to brutality" seems to be so broad and vague that it makes any meaningful discussion of the topic practically impossible.

North Korea? I think you'll find few people who would agree that the North Korean state has any legitimacy whatsoever. North Korea is like a political black hole where concepts like governance and corruption go to die. I'm not sure anything meaningful can be gleaned from talking about corruption in North Korea.

China? Sure. Corruption in China is massive, legendary, real.

But don't discount the United States. You could easily argue that the entire $800 billion TARP bill belongs in the corruption column, and that the $4 billion in annual oil and gas company subsidies belongs there as well.

What about the just-passed, "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012"?

"The law includes $12.7 billion in tax incentives for multinational companies — such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. — that have financing operations overseas" - LA Times, 1/10/13

These things are just the tip of the iceberg. China can't play in this league. Not yet.