tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post1783019059399578268..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Canada Ranks #9 on the Corruption Scale!Larry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-28249159727689939532007-09-27T13:29:00.000-04:002007-09-27T13:29:00.000-04:00Yes, it seems TI data are based on surveys even th...Yes, it seems TI data are based on surveys even though their description is a bit, ..., um, corrupted. (They discuss expert evaluation in the methodology description, but for Europe they list surveys.)<BR/><BR/>So they give a conflation between actual corruption, individual knowledge, and individual stance in describing their country. Good thing, because I would hate to think Sweden's results could be solely based on naiveté.Torbjörn Larssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022193326058378221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-16656655621894906962007-09-27T09:32:00.000-04:002007-09-27T09:32:00.000-04:00We're not even at the level of the USA.Heh, you'll...<I>We're not even at the level of the USA.</I><BR/><BR/>Heh, you'll NEVER catch up to us, you pikers! Our secret is that we've <I>legalized</I> corruption- we call it "campaign contributions". Almost every aspect of government policy is up for sale to the highest bidder, and IT'S ALL PERFECTLY LEGAL! Bwahahaha!Steve LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315820864846104986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-37261350889647921762007-09-27T08:52:00.000-04:002007-09-27T08:52:00.000-04:00In the early eighteen century the English parliame...In the early eighteen century the English parliament had no parties but was really just a forum for MPs who were sponsored (or bribed as we would call it today) by various merchants and landowners to plug their interests in parliament. Robert Walpole who stood in for the absentee King George I (and is seen as a prototype prime minister) refereed to this legalized ‘corruption’ as ‘the natural state of human affairs’ So there you have it: you need to lighten up and be more natural - just tell your students that they are “sponsoring” you.Timothy V Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913020911593893925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-48764500775573603612007-09-27T05:58:00.000-04:002007-09-27T05:58:00.000-04:00Glad to hear that, but I still think Canada can af...Glad to hear that, but I still think Canada can afford to have a lot more corruption. We're not even at the level of the USA.Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-47450864031032314172007-09-27T04:42:00.000-04:002007-09-27T04:42:00.000-04:00For what I know, Transparency International doesn'...For what I know, Transparency International doesn't really investigate into the actual corruption of a country. It only conducts an opinion survey about whether corruption is rampant in a country or not. I wouldn't say it's worthless, but it's definitely not conclusive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com