*Why Is American Government So Corrupted?*

[Lars]

The Government is corrupt because the people vote for it.

 

[California Girl]

Because 'we, the People' allow them to be.

 

[Colin]

Show me a government in the world that isn't corrupt. Why do people become politicians? To serve the people? No! They enter politics to serve themselves by lining their pockets and feathering their nests through devious means.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Government is corrupt because it takes millions of dollars to run for office, and it takes political favors to get the money.

 

[midcan5]

Why is this so hard to fathom, they are just people and most people do what favors their position in work life and politics. They do what they are used to doing, what fits their worldview, a view created rather than real. I have been reading a bunch of material on the revolutionary period and oddly it seems nothing has changed, or maybe we are back to the period of another kind of plutocracy, the wealthy and the British ruled the servants and the slaves. But it's so much nicer now. At least for most.

"Moreover, if we give the matter a moment's thought, we can see that the 20th century morality tale of 'socialism vs. freedom' or 'communism vs. capitalism' is misleading. Capitalism is not a political system; it is a form of economic life, compatible in practice with right wing dictatorships (Chile under Pinochet), left-wing dictatorships (contemporary China), social-democratic monarchies (Sweden), and plutocratic republics (the United States), whether capitalist economies thrive best under conditions of freedom is perhaps more of an open question than we like to think." Tony Judt 'Ill fares the Land'

"For anyone born after 1945, the welfare state and its institutions were not a solution to earlier dilemmas: they were simply the normal conditions of life - and more than a little dull. The baby boomers, entering university in the mid sixties, had only ever known the world of improving life chances, generous medical and educational services, optimistic prospects of a upward social mobility and - perhaps above all - an indefinable but ubiquitous sense of security. The goals of an earlier generation of reformers were no longer of interest to their successors. On the contrary they were increasingly perceived as restrictions upon the self-expression and freedom of the individual." Tony Judt 'Ill Fares the Land' [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Ill-Fares-Land-Tony-Judt/dp/1594202761/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8]Amazon.com: Ill Fares the Land (9781594202766): Tony Judt: Books[/ame]

 

[editec]

Two primary reasons both of them having to do with the SCOTUS.

1. They gave corporations the same rights as citizens

2. They decided that money = FREE SPEECH.

Those two anti-demoractic findings by the SCOTUS have scuttled the democracy part of this Republica and turned our governments into handmaidens for the extremely affluent.

So, make it illegal to receive any campaign contributions from anyone. No free Lear Jet rides. No funded fact finding vacations. Nada. Zip. That and the proposal by the OP should change things.

Now, thanks to the SCOTUS, that will take the ratification of the Constitution

 

[Douger]

You idiots voted for it.
The Jews Who Run Congress | Real Zionist News

 

[sparky]

"American government so corrupted". Neo-socialists and real socialists have been using that phrase or a similar phrase with better english for decades when they think they have a shot at political revolution. They tried in the 30's, the 60's and they think they have a really good shot today. It ain't true of course. America is the greatest system of government on the globe. We get to hire and fire congress people every two years and senators every six years and even the president every four years. If we get crooks from time to time it's up to us to fire them. God bless America.

Uh Huh, so how's that workin' out then?

 

[lehr]

Two primary reasons both of them having to do with the SCOTUS.

1. They gave corporations the same rights as citizens

2. They decided that money = FREE SPEECH.

Those two anti-demoractic findings by the SCOTUS have scuttled the democracy part of this Republica and turned our governments into handmaidens for the extremely affluent.

So, make it illegal to receive any campaign contributions from anyone. No free Lear Jet rides. No funded fact finding vacations. Nada. Zip. That and the proposal by the OP should change things.

communist demokrat senators traded their votes for money to give komrade obama national healthcare - that had nothing to do with health !

 

[Yoda]

Because it's politics. Politics by nature is corrupt in some way. At least were not Ecuador. Jezz!

 

[hjmick]

Just when I thought no one was going to blame the Jews, I got to page two. Kind of surprised it took that long...

Some of you people are so damn predictable...

 

[mike beev]

Because citizens vote once every two years and don't get otherwise involved, and paid lobbyists work seven days a week. The election is a show; the real work is done when most of us arn't looking.

 

[medgette]

The politicians of America lie,cheat and steal the people of America are blinded by patriotism and stupidity maybe it is the toxic additives in our food causing the stupidity of Americans.

 

[Katzndogz]

Even Ben Franklin saw the day when Americans would demand a despotic government.

 

[Huey]

The majority of the crooks in Congress are white.No wonder its so crooked.

 

[Mr. Jones]

If you want to see real government corruption you have to go overseas. Comparing american political corruption to that in places like Africa and the ME is like comparing a T-ball player to A-Rod.

At least our politicians have to hide it.

No they don't. The American people hide it from themselves by turning a blind eye and voting for who they think is the least corrupted political whore and hope for things to change.
The only way things will change is for there to be an active and UNITED effort by the people against the establishment BS, but that wont happen until there is no more false hope and wait n see attitude.
We should vote all the incumbents out and cast votes for those candidates that are not backed by the corporations or entities overseas, AKA as Big Money.
Of course that will only work when we demand a change to the current electronic voting system.
But the #1 reason American politics is so corrupted is because of money, and comparing them to other nations isn't right as we should be the example of honesty and fair play around the world...as least that is what we are indoctrinated to believe from cradle to grave.

 

[Mr. Jones]

You idiots voted for it.
The Jews Who Run Congress | Real Zionist News

Because they don't want to look as anti-Semitics to a group of people who aren't even Semites.
The people who screech the meaningless slogan of “anti-Semitism” do so because they either have something to gain from using this meaningless pejorative term, or because they do not understand who is a Semite and who is not, and because they are ultimately misled by zionist propaganda.

An Explanation of Anti-Semitism « Kawther Salam

 

[starcraftzzz]

The Most Corrupt States - The Daily Beast
^12 of the 20 most corrupt states are red states, while 3 are blue states.
^Red states have an 80% higher chance to have corruption then blue states.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

So corrupted compared to what exactly? You want to see a corrupt government take a trip to Mexico.

 

[BrianH]

We the people have no balls.

Oh we have them... We just need to remember where we left them, dust them them off and slap our government in the face with them.