Blogcritics: Comments on USA Named Seventeenth Least Corrupt Nation

Comment by Phillip Winn

Tue, 6 Dec 2005 18:01:11 EST

The question that I've been pondering ever since reading this (okay, off and on) is: which comes first, the poverty or the corruption? Clearly the corruption is an obstacle to eliminating poverty, and I'm not trying to excuse anybody. I'm just curious.

Comment by alienboy

Tue, 1 Nov 2005 03:58:42 EST

er, Steve, I don't know how to tell you this but there is ice in Iceland!

Comment by steve

Tue, 1 Nov 2005 02:06:15 EST

how could iceland be the least corrupt? just look at em! the lie starts with their name!

Comment by alienboy

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 04:39:31 EDT

Ellen, Bhutan didn't feature in the list so I guess it's ranking will have to wait for next time. Nice flag though! Matthew - corruption is a personal thing, you'll find your own...

Comment by Matthew T. Sussman

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:03:45 EDT

What should my corruption ring entail?

Comment by ellen

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:20:21 EDT

Many thanks for doing this. Where's Bhutan?

Comment by alienboy

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:10:35 EDT

We shall use Bjork as a trojan norse.

Comment by Dave Nalle

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:30:12 EDT

Except that all icelanders are descended from the same 32 genetic ancestors and are psychically linked so that they will immediately know if you try to corrupt one of them. Dave

Comment by alienboy

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:58:12 EDT

Seems like the best place for it.

Comment by Matthew T. Sussman

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:03:22 EDT

Time for me to start my corruption ring in Iceland.