Corruption is no good. In fact, corruption is really bad.
It’s a major reasons why many development countries seem to be stuck in deep
shit forever. Big companies pay government and state officials to get
contracts, thereby undermining the commercial market. People pay the tax collector
to delete their tax bill, rather than paying tax.
Corruption got Sochi the 2014 winter Olympics, and got Qatar
the 2022 Soccer World Cup.
It doesn’t happen in our country. We’re almost on top of the
transparency ranking. We have no corruption problems. That’s what we think.
But we have Lions and other beasts; I mean Lions Club, Rotary
International, Freemasons and stuff like that. That’s where the bonding and
networking take place. That’s where different businesses come together. That’s
where business men meet politicians and public officials from the city
administration. It’s about exchange of favors and benefits, the camaraderie
that get people into important positions in society (political or economic).
There’s no cash in brown envelopes passing from one hand to
another. We’re slightly more sophisticated. It’s our way of corruption, and it’s
even legal.
Our system is completely corrupt, as is well known...
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Tina @ Life is Good
A to Z Team @ Blogging From A to Z April Challenge 2014
Thanks for visiting my blog (A Bench With A View) and your comment. I do have to agree with you; its not the corruption of other countries but there is definitely favoritism here in clubs as you mentioned and even in some religions. The motto "its who you know" seems to take precedence in a lot of decisions made.
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betty
I never thought about Lions and Rotarians being corrupt....
ReplyDeleteCorruption can be seen throughout our government, sadly. Business leaders have dinners with politicians...and things happen. It's in large part the reason cigarettes will remain on the market for years.
ReplyDeleteNever thought of it that way...
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