United States the 22nd least corrupt country, first time out of the top 20.

[Lief 🗽]

It's only going to get worse thanks to the coming election.

Why will we become more corrupt as a result?

Because the Republican candidates have been financed by millions of dollars of secret corporate and foreign money. They won't forget that when they start "governing" (and I use that word very loosely to describe the activities that the GOP Congress will undertake).

Of course, returning the United States to 3rd word oligarchy status is the Republican party's eventual goal, so this report is yet another terrific success for them.

[Lief 🗽]

It's only going to get worse thanks to the coming election.

Why will we become more corrupt as a result?

Because the Republican candidates have been financed by millions of dollars of secret corporate and foreign money. They won't forget that when they start "governing" (and I use that word very loosely to describe the activities that the GOP Congress will undertake).

Of course, returning the United States to 3rd word oligarchy status is the Republican party's eventual goal, so this report is yet another terrific success for them.

Both major parties are funded by unions/corporations/whatever.....so what else is new?

Ignoring the fact that you're equating corporate money and union money for some ridiculous reason, if this has always been going on, and we have only been getting more corrupt, then it stands to reason that with money now able to be spent secretly, and it being spent this year in much greater quantities than before, we will become even more corrupt.

[Lief 🗽]

I hope I turn out to be a Chicken Little, Gramps, I really do. But what I'm seeing doesn't fill me with a lot of confidence for the future.