Don't think public corruption is the sole province of down-at-the-heels nations such as Somalia, the poorest performer in Transparency International's index of perceived corruption in 176 countries.
The United States doesn't land in the top 10 cleanest countries. It barely lands in the top 20. Among the 18 countries perceived as less corrupt are Japan, Barbados, Iceland and Singapore.
There is corruption in America; the question is where.
A recent report provides an answer. An academic at the University of Hong Kong and another at Indiana University set out to rank the states by level of corruption, combing arrest and conviction records for public officials. (Click here or on the image above to see them.
Click here or on the image above to see the most corrupt states in America.
don't be surprised at who dominates those states, keep in mind these are the people who have been selling elephant dung to you about Pres. and Progressives, also the ones who refused to expand Medicaid or take gov. money for ACA. and teach your kids the republican way of hate selfishness and exclusion. they also participated in gerrymandering. and support the big business agenda not their constituents, deny food stamps for kids and safety nets for elderly, and want to send immigrant kids back home to be murdered and raped.
