Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on the large burden of corruption in the Greek economy. I posted a brief comment on the Journal website: “I am appalled by the reports of Greek corruption. A civilized country, such as the US, manages to keep corruption in check by redefining it as lobbying.”
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Corrupt presidential elections occur in other nations only, not the U.S.
Good comment! I stopped reading the Journal long ago. Only if I need some stuff to disagree or agitate
In regard to Greece you might want to check out this link: http://bit.ly/dneK4d I think it’s to the point, what happens if you have some lunatic monetary arrangements in place.