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16. Must mention or my fist will break: I brought that up in September 2008

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 10:32 AM

Dec 2015

Know your BFEE: Phil Gramm, the Meyer Lansky of the War Party, Set-Up the Biggest Bank Heist Ever.

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The people who should pay for the bailout aren’t the American people. That distinction should go to the crooks who stole it -- friends of Gramm like John McCain and George Bush and the rest of the Raygunomix crowd of snake-oil salesmen. For them, the Bush administration -- and a good chunk of time since Ronald Reagan -- has not been a disaster. It’s been a cash cow.

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Juan Cole: Top 10 Signs the US Is the Most Corrupt Country in the World [View all] eridani Dec 2015 OP

K&R valerief Dec 2015 #1

Gulag USA - 2.2 million prisoners in jail and penitentiary 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #2

There are lots of countries far, far more corrupt than the US Yorktown Dec 2015 #3

The US legislative process is rotten to its core. ronnie624 Dec 2015 #5

The definitions are fluid. $$$ wise the U.S.A. tops all. hunter Dec 2015 #7

What utter bullshit. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #9

What has always annoyed me the most about our politicians is how cheap they sell out. bemildred Dec 2015 #10

I do not think you know the world well Yorktown Dec 2015 #12

I've lived outside the U.S.A. and have visited quite a few nations... hunter Dec 2015 #19

Ever been to Azerbaijan? n/t Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #21

Um... um. hunter Dec 2015 #32

Oh, I see. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #33

Hunter shoots, he scores! hunter Dec 2015 #38

Oh, please. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #39

Oh please. I'm drunk and I'm mocking you. hunter Dec 2015 #51

Your last paragraph describes quite a few countries. geek tragedy Dec 2015 #31

And for a little balance... MattSh Dec 2015 #8

I think a lot of them are donation rackets too. nt bemildred Dec 2015 #11

Other countries have a higher perception of corruption. But the OP talks about invisible corruption. femmedem Dec 2015 #14

Right. Invisible forces at work. Yorktown Dec 2015 #18

Try University of California Press Octafish Dec 2015 #24

I read one of the stories Yorktown Dec 2015 #27

Thank You RobinA Dec 2015 #35

Oh that's rich. a la izquierda Dec 2015 #37

I Witnessed RobinA Dec 2015 #47

8. NSA Domestic Spying Octafish Dec 2015 #4

Good insight. Wouldn't have thought of that, but you're absolutely right. closeupready Dec 2015 #23

Because that never, ever goes on in other countries... Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #40

It's not supposed to go on in Democracies. Octafish Dec 2015 #44

Name a democracy where it doesn't occur Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #49

Elections are about who gets the lions share of the booty. Fuddnik Dec 2015 #6

Perfectly right - Our citizenry are victims of predator capitalists. And our government protects the djean111 Dec 2015 #13

I think this sign of corruption is especially significant: raccoon Dec 2015 #15

Must mention or my fist will break: I brought that up in September 2008 Octafish Dec 2015 #16

First two are never truer words. Didn't read the rest. lonestarnot Dec 2015 #17

Kick for Democracy. Octafish Dec 2015 #20

+1. I have a good, hearty laugh during the news cycles where "most corrupt state" indices closeupready Dec 2015 #22

K&R for exposure. JEB Dec 2015 #25

Actually, Trump did say his taxes should go up Qutzupalotl Dec 2015 #26

He is so right. ananda Dec 2015 #28

utter bullshit Amishman Dec 2015 #29

I am sorry to bring facts into the discussion iandhr Dec 2015 #30

Our country, our world, is only as corrupt as people make it. raouldukelives Dec 2015 #34

Ubetcha...!! (eom) CanSocDem Dec 2015 #36

Over-the-top hyperbole like this only serves to discredit legit leftist arguments... Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #41

Riiiight. Like the time Washington swore up and down Saddam had WMDs. Octafish Dec 2015 #42

So the United States is the MOST corrupt nation on the goddamned PLANET? Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #43

Curse all you want. It shows how little your argument holds. Octafish Dec 2015 #45

Actually, my argument is quite solid Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #50

k and r and bookmarking for later. niyad Dec 2015 #46

How the US Government Betrayed the Constitution and Invented an Imaginary Fascist One Octafish Dec 2015 #48