Corruption in the "West" - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47165348 [https://lemmy.world/post/47165348] > I noticed many people believe, that Western countries ranking low on corruption indexes, shows they aren’t corrupt as hell. > > To me this just means it’s at a higher, much harder to prove level. > > Instead of starting at the cop level (which is still possible with connections), it starts at the points where multi-millions can be made without anyone really noticing. > > E.g. farm land > residential use, construction projects, sale of government properties, favors for corps etc. >