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- #41
Singapore is great. They rank at Number 8 on the corruption index, pretty impressive for Asia; the U.S. is way down at number 18. Higher numbers mean less corruption on this scale. They were as corrupt as Mexico some 70 years ago, had enough of the status quo in Asian culture and launched an anti-corruption drive, and are now one of the best places in the world for education and doing business.
The U.S. desperately needs an anti-corruption drive; or perish.
I've been to Singapore many times as my mother is from there. While I agree it's a great place, the problem I have with it is they are very authoritarian, including elements of speech, and have extremely harsh penalties for breaking the law.