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A Kick(back) where it counts
From Abramoff to Katzav, corruption was big in 2006.
What the polls say:
(Click on each link to view the whole poll)
United States
- 85: Per cent of Americans who believe corruption is a major problem in their country.
- 65: Per cent who believe their own Congress is unethical and dishonest.
- 33: Per cent who feel similarly about the United Nations.
South America
- 50: Per cent of Brazilians who feel that Fernando Collor de Mellon was their most corrupt president ever.
- 29: Per cent who feel the same about current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
- 7.2: Per cent of Paraguayans who consider the 35-year reign of right-wing dictator Alfredo Stroessner the most corrupt in their history.
- 54: Per cent of Peruvians who feel the same about Alberto Fujimori, the Japanese-born autocrat who ruled the country from 1990-2000.
Middle East
- 65: Per cent of Israelis who believe President Moshe Katzav should step down over allegations of corruption and sexual harassment.
- 45: Per cent of Yemenis who feel corruption is the main problem in their country well ahead of education (21%) and security (8%).
Europe
2006 was another banner year for government corruption. From the United States to Australia, officials elected and otherwise were caught up in kickback schemes involving everybody from Jack Abramoff to Saddam Hussein over the last 12 months. Just last week in the U.K., police questioned Prime Minister Tony Blair over allegations he traded political appointments for big cash donations. Meanwhile, in Israel, two former employees of the president claimed that he not only sexually harassed them, he sold pardons too.
So have all these scandals eroded public confidence? Or is the world now used to government shenanigans?
Well, a full three quarters of adults in 20 countries believe corruption is a big problem, according to a recent Angus Reid Strategies poll. But there's a lot of variance in that sample. Ninety five per cent of Mexicans are concerned, for example, compared to just 43 per cent of Canadians and only 41 per cent of Australians. That last figure comes despite widespread concern among Australians about relations between the Australian Wheat Board and Hussein's Iraq.
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Grumpy
5 years ago
Comments on "A Kick(back) where it counts"
Yah, 43% of Canadians know what the real score is, but 57% are suckers! No wonder corruption in Canadian politicsa are rampant! Politicians like suckers because they cab sell them anything, any time.
Wake up and smell the coffee. When was the last time a Canadian politican was in jail (drink and drive cases in foriegn lands exempted)?
skeptikool
5 years ago
Though a month old, this is still a huge story:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2459780,00.html
What has changed is that, reportedly, Blair has caved in to Saudi demands and has killed this investigation into major fraud involving arms deals and billions of pounds. The two-year investigation was about to go to court.
pure
5 years ago
Honesty starts at the bottom and by the time it gets up to Bush and Blair only god really knows.
Grumpy
5 years ago
The lack of input on this story shows that no one bloody well cares! I guess it is OK in Canadian society that politicians are corrupt, yet we light our hair on fire with petty crime.
Burgess
5 years ago
Alcibiades try
canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/ story.html?id=8db61323-057e-460f-a53e-0617efb89a2f&k=49624 - 40k
SharingIsGood
5 years ago
People care, Grumpy. I think that most posters are still weaving a couple of the other threads and Friday is traditionally a low volume day. I would think doubly so just a couple of days before Christmas.
Further, we have been talking about corruption for months with Campbell, Bush, Emmerson, BC Hydro, BC Rail, BC Ferries, The Federal Liberals, P-3 contracts, Tax Incentives to foreign investors, The Olympics and the Sea to Sky Highway vs a tunnel, Taxing the middle class and poor while helping the rich, The Lumber deal...
pure
5 years ago
Sharing is good as long as it is not poison that is being shared.