Archived Japan's lead TPP negotiator resigns his govt position due to corruption & bribery charges (bbc.com)
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Archived Japan's lead TPP negotiator resigns his govt position due to corruption & bribery charges (bbc.com)
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[–] Pwning4Ever 1 point 8 points 9 points (+9|-1) ago
Doesn't surprise me, I'm not sure if there a single government out there that isn't corrupt.
[–] greycloud 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
what is the difference between acceptable compensation and corruption? its a hard line to draw.
[–] jaceame 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Being detrimental. Taking money from someone that is trying to make the world a better place is still taking a bribe, but taking money from someone knowingly trying to do bad makes you terrible.
[–] Broc_Lia ago
There is no difference, behaviour like this is inherent to the function of representative democracy. They draw lines in the sand and say "well if you're on this side it's allowed," but it's all the same beach in reality.
[–] Mylon ago
It's a tightrope dance. If politicians are paid too little, crime fills the gap and takes over. If government is paid too much then the public suffers from that alone.
[–] BigCheeze ago
That WAS the only way to survive.