This world map from Wikipedia's article about Political corruption, showing an index of political corruption in each country in the world. The information comes from the Corruption Perception Index, which is released by Transparency International.
Green means very low corruption, and deep red means a high level of corruption:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/World_Map_Index_of_perception_of_corruption.png
But do you think that is accurate? I think America should be in the green because we are NOT a corrupt government. We should be thankful that we have such a great leader of our nation.
2006-11-26 12:08:49 · 9 answers · asked by Jessica - AKA - Carolina Girl 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I think it looks accurate. However Russia might be bit darker right now!
America is where it should be. Unfortunately theres tons of money in politics, and that leads to corruption. The idea that govt officals can vote themselves pay raises is corrupt enough.
Then people like Hastings who have been IMPEACHED who get elected to congress afterwards!
2006-11-26 12:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by kool_rock_ski_stickem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're just asking for a controversy with that last statement about a great leader of our nation. But it's only worth ignoring, it's definitely not worth getting into a neverending debate about it.
Honestly, I think that's pretty accurate - yeah, the U.S. has it's problems with people like Senator Foley, and with some corrupt police departments, like in NY and LA, but compared to Russia or China? The U.S. has it really good. And this is coming from someone who lived in Russia for the first years of her life - and I wish Americans would stop whining so much about the corruption in their government. They really don't have any idea.
2006-11-26 20:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by Euralalya 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Please do some research. We have a rather corrupt government here in the USA. Try reading the golden fleece awards as a primer. Then try looking at some of our state and local governments. Try Atlanta and Louisiana to start out with. Then try looking up Halliburton. We are not nearly as bad as most of the world, but we are not in "the green" either.
2006-11-26 20:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gee I think we are the home of the corrupt and the land of the sukers! As somehow they stay in office. Gee ask a ceratin lobbist who'll soon be testifying about how corrupt our govenrment is
2006-11-26 20:28:55 · answer #4 · answered by paulisfree2004 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Foleycat would probably believe the far right conservative wackos would think nothing is wrong with the US. Open your eyes lamo!! Or did they take those from you too.
2006-11-26 20:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends who you ask....speak to far left wacko liberals and they'll say the USA should be 'deep red'
2006-11-26 20:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by foleycat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
same ole same ole since beginning of time - get over it and educate a kid - maybe in a couple of generations
2006-11-26 20:11:56 · answer #7 · answered by deadstroak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we should be a little closer to red, its getting bad.
2006-11-26 21:53:27 · answer #8 · answered by Jared H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
either u r being sarcastic or u r too high...
2006-11-26 20:15:13 · answer #9 · answered by me 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋