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Look at all the red states...:whiste:
http://fortune.com/2014/06/10/most-corrupt-states-in-america/?xid=ob_rss
Top 10 Most Corrupt States in U.S.
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Look at all the red states...:whiste:
http://fortune.com/2014/06/10/most-corrupt-states-in-america/?xid=ob_rss
Newell Steamer
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boomerang
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Newell Steamer
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When someone places a mirror in front of you, you can close your eyes.
Or, just stop being an ugly SOB.
Londo_Jowo
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I didn't see anything in the article that states the party of the corrupt officials.
those stats require conviction.
in truly corrupt states like Jersey, officials just get away with it.
in truly corrupt states like Jersey, officials just get away with it.
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It could be newsworthy if you remember our President came from the #4 on the list. So he must be guilty right? You have all know this for years.
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True...But does that mean the repub voters in those states are easily duped into voting for corrupt dems?
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Atreus21
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IL is #4 on the list...Jersey...well, dead men tell no tales...
That's funny right there.
Predictably, OP jumps to conclusions not supported by any evidence.
There's no breakdown of what party the convicted politician represents, so in theory you could have only 15% of public officials in IL be repubs, but have them be the ones convicted of corruption. Based on the OP's logic, since IL is a blue state it represents blue corruption instead of red. Complete stupidity.
Second, the study looks at convictions for corruption, there's no study of the actual underlying amount of corruption, just in convictions. If a state was very strict on corruption of public officials and frequently prosecuted them and got convictions, that state would be classified as "corrupt" based on this methodology, even though the actual corruption would be much lower than other states.
Fatally flawed assumptions based on fatally flawed study.
There's no breakdown of what party the convicted politician represents, so in theory you could have only 15% of public officials in IL be repubs, but have them be the ones convicted of corruption. Based on the OP's logic, since IL is a blue state it represents blue corruption instead of red. Complete stupidity.
Second, the study looks at convictions for corruption, there's no study of the actual underlying amount of corruption, just in convictions. If a state was very strict on corruption of public officials and frequently prosecuted them and got convictions, that state would be classified as "corrupt" based on this methodology, even though the actual corruption would be much lower than other states.
Fatally flawed assumptions based on fatally flawed study.
kage69
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Heh, I read the thread title and before clicking thought, 'watch Mississippi and Louisiana be right at the top.'
Absolutely zero surprise here!
Just another reason to say the hell away from those lousy states, as if being overrun with hyper religious assholes wasn't enough. Funny how the most religious also seems to be the most corrupt. The worst LEOs I've ever dealt with were all in Mississippi, and don't get me stated on their politicians.
Absolutely zero surprise here!
Just another reason to say the hell away from those lousy states, as if being overrun with hyper religious assholes wasn't enough. Funny how the most religious also seems to be the most corrupt. The worst LEOs I've ever dealt with were all in Mississippi, and don't get me stated on their politicians.
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Yes, reading comprehension fail indeed. Nowhere did I say you claimed IL was a red state. Read my post again, and this time, try to actually comprehend what you're reading. I was giving a hypothetical example to illustrate a point. I realize that probably zooms right over your head, but others will understand.
To simplify for herp-a-derps like you and newell, you're drawing conclusions not supported by the study at all.
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My conclusion from the article is that Red States have more convictions for corruption than Blue States regardless of who the perp's party affiliation is/was.
And also notice, most is in the South, where the "good old boy" network thrives.
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Yet your OP "Look at all the red states...:whiste:" clearly tries to make a point about there being so many "red states" in there. Unfortunately, from the study you can't even tell if it's a good thing or a bad thing, they're using the wrong metric to measure corruption (convictions). Sailing on the failboat as usual
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Yet your OP "Look at all the red states...:whiste:" clearly tries to make a point about there being so many "red states" in there. Unfortunately, from the study you can't even tell if it's a good thing or a bad thing, they're using the wrong metric to measure corruption (convictions). Sailing on the failboat as usual
So what's your measure for corruption then, professor?
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