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Ford_Prefect

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12. A somewhat limited and facile evaluation of "corruption"...

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 07:46 AM

Jul 2014

The linear evaluation of corruption used in the chart leaves out situations like my home state of North Carolina where most of the state legislature belongs quite literally to Art Pope...along with the Governor, and most of the senior state agency heads.

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Is Your State On The List Of The Most Corrupt? Find Out! [View all] DeSwiss Jul 2014 OP

"...because Jesus has already forgiven their sins..." House of Roberts Jul 2014 #1

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More power to her, House of Roberts Jul 2014 #3

We're #3!!! DeSwiss Jul 2014 #5

We're No. 5 - we're No. 5 !!! Marie Marie Jul 2014 #4

What? States get rewarded for not catching their corrupt officials? MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #6

Mass is no NJ. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #7

Lord no! MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #8

Recently, the most corrupt town in Illinois was not Chicago Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #9

I'd actually read about this some time back..... DeSwiss Jul 2014 #10

East St. Louis has always given Cicero a run for their money, pun intended. n/t ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #13

We only got a D???? (OH) bearssoapbox Jul 2014 #11

A somewhat limited and facile evaluation of "corruption"... Ford_Prefect Jul 2014 #12