Corruption Around the world - From president to Pastor

[keeper]

In my country the official are so corrupt that they are always getting more funds for their projects even if the funds are more than the actual cost of the project. They always have a kickback anytime that they are having their government projects. How about in your country?

[master]

The condition is same in our country too.I think my country will come first in corruption in a very short period.I'm a government servant & my higher boss is so much corrupted that I'm facing lots of problems to work under him.This is same in all government departments in my country.

[Gloria]

Originally Posted by master

The condition is same in our country too.I think my country will come first in corruption in a very short period.I'm a government servant & my higher boss is so much corrupted that I'm facing lots of problems to work under him.This is same in all government departments in my country.

corruption is the main problem facing Africa today.. Africa was poor because of corruption. Africa is getting poorer because of corruption and maybe Africa will be the poorest because of corruption. Not that Africans are lazy. Africans work whole day under the hot sun. why then is Africa getting poorer by the day? corruption.. Africa has been helped several times in the past and today yet Africa needs foreign aid even to feed her own children.. why? corruption.. " love thy pocket as thy belly " instead of " love thy neighbor as thyself " .. corruption is the day and only the strongest survives.. the leaders worship their bellies instead of their mother land.. the leaders build mansions abroad and send their children abroad to get better education while the poor man struggles all day in day out in the burning sun even to get a single meal.. corruption

[keeper]

These corrupted government officials are the ones that are keeping most of the countries at its knees. They are just making more money fro themselves. I know a lot of them because my uncle likes to serve them.

[dheeruyadav]

Originally Posted by keeper

In my country the official are so corrupt that they are always getting more funds for their projects even if the funds are more than the actual cost of the project. They always have a kickback anytime that they are having their government projects. How about in your country?

which country are you from?

[jessica]

Corruption, for me, is one of the worst evils that we have to face everyday. I wonder if they still have a conscience? Can they still sleep soundly at night knowing that they are causing their fellowmen a lot of misery? It's sad, and it makes me mad. I hope there is still something that can be done about it.

[Darthaneon]

In the Philippines corruption can be seen on every form of the government. It will start from the police up to the president. Corruption is what eating my country.

[Brandbla8]

I think this is a world wide problem and is far being able to stop. With my government I know they are too busy with there hand out and not doing anything about there citizens. I hope that this can change, but BIG Company have taken over and the government has sat back and allowed it to happen. I have seen companies bailed out by my government for making bad business decisions, but if it were me who made the wrong choice they would simply say it my own fault for playing risky in business.

[wilh81]

Well, our country has been tried to fight against the corruption problem and it seems to has a good improvement, compare with twenty years ago...

Our government try to become the "Zero Corruption" country in the upcoming 12 years...

[Asad]

My country, India is also one of the corrupted country, but, not like USA, UK or Canada.
See the below map, taken from Wikipedia,

See how Muslim countries a lower corrupted when compared to Cristian countries.
Its because ' ISLAM PROHIBITS CORRUPTION ".

[kingdogol]

Guys it is the big players behind the scenes that are making this corruption level go on, why do you think wars are started? GREED. Greed is the reason people do things on a day to day basis, some people let their greed run their lives and therefore making corruption easier. So no matter which government you think is corrupt there is always another player behind the scenes moving the chess piece. Think of it like this, if you have a guy moving a positive magnet towards another positive magnet then you an control what it does. Now if you stick a piece of paper between it the magnet appears to be moving by itself. The human mind can be tricked very easily and yet no one likes to admit defeat, instead we come up with ways to try and prove things that aren't real!

[harpreet_singh]

Religion is not responsible for corruption.Its an outlook of the individual.Because of corrupt government developing countries like india is facing problem to grow.Now for that you cant blame to religion.

[surfville10]

I wonder if what country you are in... Seems like we have the same problem. The country where I am is really, really filled with corrupt leaders. Seems like those corrupt people are the one getting wealthier and poor people remain poor. Sad fact.

[arcel]

Originally Posted by keeper

In my country the official are so corrupt that they are always getting more funds for their projects even if the funds are more than the actual cost of the project. They always have a kickback anytime that they are having their government projects. How about in your country?

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anybody who has GREED on his vein's does not need to be in the government to be corrupt. why most politicians are corrupt! if you cant buy a vote you will not win the elections. if you win the election the second question is, how will you gain the money you funded on your election campaign?

you will get government contracts, projects and give it to people that can MILK those projects an give you percentage or cut in every cent made so you can recover your lost money.

NO self respecting businessman will put an investment he wont gain profit!

The More Money you invest the more greedier you'll be.

[lineil]

It saddens me everytime I hear about government corruption. I am living in a country where most of the people run to have a position in the government for the reason of the money they can get and not for serving the people who are paying their taxes.

Corruption really depends on the person in position. A change in the heart of the person is I think the best way to fight against corruption.

[guru]

Corruption is a global problem, it only differs on the severity. Like in our country, seems like corruption is getting worst. They're not only after for power but also for anything that they could get out from the government's funds.

[trekjunkie]

Originally Posted by keeper

In my country the official are so corrupt that they are always getting more funds for their projects even if the funds are more than the actual cost of the project. They always have a kickback anytime that they are having their government projects. How about in your country?

He could be from ANY country lol.

Originally Posted by Asad

See how Muslim countries a lower corrupted when compared to Cristian countries.
Its because ' ISLAM PROHIBITS CORRUPTION ".

My friend, you are in for a BIG surprise. Open your eyes; every country that has more than 1 person in it is corrupt. Greed doesn't care what race, sex, or religion you are. Every country has been corrupt since pretty much the beginning of its history. But it is now getting to the point where the people are slowly starting to take notice.

[Peter]

In my country there is a lot of corruption. Each goverment department is corrupted. Corruption is a world-wide issue. In near future all the govermet companies and sectors are going to private and then i think corruption will be reduce.

[Oasis]

Corruption is the main enemy of any country, developed or underdeveloped, first world or third world. My country is facing the same problem as keeper's country. There are many corrupted government officials who get funds like ten times more than the actual costs of their projects. The extra money goes into their pockets and shared with their corrupted 'business' partners. Basically they work together to suck up profits from government projects while people think they are doing their job. What a shame!

[learn2ear]

Talking about India. If the central government gives 10 million to poor people to the people in some village in xyz state then by the time that money comes to people in whole they will have 10,000 bugs left to given away. remaining all are eaten up by the government.

[aasim]

Its the same in our country too...All the government officials here are to make money and they don't do their job at time or it is left unattended unless they are paid for it... corruption is at the peak here.. they earn more than around 20 times their salary in a month.. And also they call for strikes whenever they want to..

[jackcool]

In our country presidential candidates spends millions of dollars just to campaign and win the hearts of the people to vote for him/her and be the next president, but believe it or not being the monthly salary of a President in our country is only around $1,250.00 a month. You know why, because in our country being a president means might, power and you control everything in the government. You will earn kickbacks on every project the government implements. So much money to spend just to be in a position that earns minimal, huh!

[MattChow]

Corruption is not new, nowadays, and it's really rampant. There could probably no country without these corrupt leaders in the position. In my country, they even do it en flagrant, at the cost of all the populace, without second thought! Even if they're caught, once issue dies down, they get away with it. It's really a shame, and all of us are suffering from it.

[jyo10]

Corruption does exist in my country too. The canker rears its ugly head everywhere- only the form changes. While in some countries, one may need to grease officials' palms to get irregular work done, in others, the extra dough proffered to workers might do the trick if one wishes to bypass long queues and procedural delays to get his work done- "Oiling the wheels to get the cart moving"!

[bluesnow]

There's not much corruption in my country. Reason being? Because our leaders are being paid very highly, so there's not much reason for them to be corrupted since they are already being paid so high.

Facts
"Our prime minister's salary is five times that of President Bush." as reported in news report in April last year. Amazing isn't it? The salary of the leader of such a small country like Singapore (some people may not even know of Singapore) is higher than that of the leader of the powerhouse America.