Which state has the most corrupt government?

Question

Somebody told me it is New Jersey.

Answer 1

that somebody obviously doesn't know about New York State, the state with extreme taxation, the state that broke it's own Constitution by allowing Indian Casinos and land give aways in the middle of major cites to Indian (Buffalo, Niagara Falls), the state that leave two toll barriers in the city of Buffalo but in no other city, even when they first promised to remove ALL tolls after the thruway bonds were paid off (about 20 years ago, but the tolls remain), and then they ignore a federal court that ordered the state to remove the tolls in Buffalo, and the state that is run by only three people, yes, only three down state politicians: The Assembly Speaker, the Chairman of the State Senate,and the Governor. What any two of them decide becomes law. The state government breaks Indian treaties as often as they can get away with doing so. I could go on, but for crying out loud, how can I? New Jersey is Heaven compared with New York. I swear that Western New York should succeed from the rest of the state. Just look into the billions of pay off dollars being smeared all over just so the Niagara Power project gets re-licensed. What a crock. And if matters weren't bad enough, Hillary Clinton decided that this is the perfect place for her to live and be a Senator from. That is carpetbagging at it's worst. I won't even go in the toxic waste dumps issue. Do you needs more? I got plenty.

Answer 2

I think the Fox News and CNN footage of police officers looting Walmart after Hurricaine Katrina pretty well settles this question. They were not after food or water. They were stealing tennis shoes, TV's DVD players and high end items. They were in uniform with full knowledge that the reporters were filming.

Having lived in Louisianna and having visited New Orleans frequently, as well as having friends who were life-long residents of the New Orleans and Gretna areas, I can tell you that graft and corruption are widespread throughout Louisianna and especially concentrated in New Orleans. At one time Carlos Marcella ran New Orleans.

Recently we have heard news reports that repairs to the levees which burst AFTER Katrina was LONG gone, have dwelled on the fact that inferior materials were used to repair and maintain them and this caused the breaks.

Everything in Louisianna is a "brother-in-law" deal. Contracts are awarded to persons who provide kick-backs to people who help them get the jobs. The money for this has to come from some place. If you skimp on materials, you have more money left to pay who you are supposed to pay. Have you seen the commercial where the guy says "did you take care of that?" The guy obviously says no. The man makes another call and says "Frankie didn't take care of it. You take care of it and then take care of Frankie". This is a way of life there. Graft and corruption are such a medusa that the tentacles spread in so many directions it is impossible to get to the head to chop it off. It's like fighting a Hydra.

When you add racial tensions and agendas to the mix, you have an unruly mess that there is no answer to.

Answer 3

I have to say my own state, MI. The state government does very little, and when they do, it doesn't help anyone. For example, they've made high school graduation requirements even harder (example: a student only had to take two years of math--through geometry--before. Now every student needs to take four years. Most students take algebra in 8th grade, so that puts all of them in PreCalc--NOT EVERYONE NEEDS THAT!!) Also, they're trying to combine the state house and senate, getting rid of the system of checks and balances without any suitable replacement system. The school issue never came to the voters, and the combination of houses may not either. The politicians are trying (and succeeding, sadly) to take over the state of Michigan.

Answer 4

They all have their own little special reasons from being more corrupt over any other. I would have to agree with Cali, not because of the current gov, but what he had to inherit, and is in the process of cleaning up. As for corrupt voting, it would have to be Mass. How else would Kennedy and Kerry be their representatives, with West Virginia closely tailing.

Answer 5

Everyone is just saying that because of all the news about having to close all the casinos in NJ because of them not allocating pay to their state workers. Its in the news a lot lately but it don't make NJ the most corrupt.

Answer 6

Mexico

Answer 7

Massachusetts

Answer 8

I don't know about any state but the federal goverment today seems to be the most corrupt in history........

Answer 9

Louisana

Answer 10

Are you kidding ,its Louisanna hands down! even us cajuns refer to it as SOUTH AMERICA'S NORTHERN MOST BANANA REPUBLIC. We have the former GOV. in jail now and the guy he beat is head of the KKK (Duke only lost by a little).Edwards campaign slogan was "VOTE FOR THE CROOK ,this time it's important!" look at earl long openly dating a STRIPPER, Huey p. long killed by jealous HUSBAND.this is too easy