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Most Corrupt states in America (SEC well represented ) winner is......
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:00 pm
Mississippi beats out Louisiana by a hair. Tennessee is 3rd and Bama is 6th, UK and Florida round out the top ten! 6 of the top 10! Take that Georgia! Even better than football. Good job guys! Way to represent!
We some corrupt football playing mfers!
New research takes a look at decades of corruption convictions to find the crookedest states in the union.
When we think of government corruption (as one tends to do), our biased minds often gravitate to thoughts of military juntas and third world governments. But, of course, corruption is everywhere, in one form or another. And it’s costing U.S. citizens big time.
A new study from researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Indiana estimates that corruption on the state level is costing Americans in the 10 most corrupt states an average of $1,308 per year, or 5.2% of those states’ average expenditures per year.
The researchers studied more than 25,000 convictions of public officials for violation of federal corruption laws between 1976 and 2008 as well as patterns in state spending to develop a corruption index that estimates the most and least corrupt states in the union. Based on this method, the the most corrupt states are:
1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Tennessee
4. Illinois
5. Pennsylvania
6. Alabama
7. Alaska
8. South Dakota
9. Kentucky
10. Florida
That these places landed on the list isn’t exactly surprising. Illinois, which has gain notoriety for its high-profile corruption cases in recent years, is paired with states like Mississippi and Louisiana, which are some of the least economically developed in the country. The researchers also found that for 9 out of the 10 of the most corrupt states, overall state spending was higher than in less corrupt states (South Dakota was the only exception). Attacking corruption, the researchers argue, could be a good way to bring down state spending without hurting services that people need.
Researchers also found that spending in these states was different than their less corrupt counterparts. According to the report, “states with higher levels of corruption are likely to favor construction, salaries, borrowing, correction, and police protection at the expense of social sectors such as education, health and hospitals.”
The paper explains that construction spending, especially on big infrastructure projects, is particularly susceptible to corruption because the quality of large, nonstandard projects are difficult for the public to gauge, while the industry is dominated by a few monopolistic firms. Corrupt states also tend to, for obvious reasons, simply have more and better paid public servants, including police and correctional officers. The researchers argue that the need for correctional officers is greater in corrupt places too because “the overall extent of corruption will be higher in states with higher numbers of convictions of public officials.”
Of course, it’s not all bad news, as the study also found the least corrupt states too. Citizens of these states–Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Vermont, Utah, New Hampshire, Colorado, and Kansas–can take solace in the fact that they’re not getting ripped off as badly as the rest of us.
We some corrupt football playing mfers!
New research takes a look at decades of corruption convictions to find the crookedest states in the union.
When we think of government corruption (as one tends to do), our biased minds often gravitate to thoughts of military juntas and third world governments. But, of course, corruption is everywhere, in one form or another. And it’s costing U.S. citizens big time.
A new study from researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Indiana estimates that corruption on the state level is costing Americans in the 10 most corrupt states an average of $1,308 per year, or 5.2% of those states’ average expenditures per year.
The researchers studied more than 25,000 convictions of public officials for violation of federal corruption laws between 1976 and 2008 as well as patterns in state spending to develop a corruption index that estimates the most and least corrupt states in the union. Based on this method, the the most corrupt states are:
1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Tennessee
4. Illinois
5. Pennsylvania
6. Alabama
7. Alaska
8. South Dakota
9. Kentucky
10. Florida
That these places landed on the list isn’t exactly surprising. Illinois, which has gain notoriety for its high-profile corruption cases in recent years, is paired with states like Mississippi and Louisiana, which are some of the least economically developed in the country. The researchers also found that for 9 out of the 10 of the most corrupt states, overall state spending was higher than in less corrupt states (South Dakota was the only exception). Attacking corruption, the researchers argue, could be a good way to bring down state spending without hurting services that people need.
Researchers also found that spending in these states was different than their less corrupt counterparts. According to the report, “states with higher levels of corruption are likely to favor construction, salaries, borrowing, correction, and police protection at the expense of social sectors such as education, health and hospitals.”
The paper explains that construction spending, especially on big infrastructure projects, is particularly susceptible to corruption because the quality of large, nonstandard projects are difficult for the public to gauge, while the industry is dominated by a few monopolistic firms. Corrupt states also tend to, for obvious reasons, simply have more and better paid public servants, including police and correctional officers. The researchers argue that the need for correctional officers is greater in corrupt places too because “the overall extent of corruption will be higher in states with higher numbers of convictions of public officials.”
Of course, it’s not all bad news, as the study also found the least corrupt states too. Citizens of these states–Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Vermont, Utah, New Hampshire, Colorado, and Kansas–can take solace in the fact that they’re not getting ripped off as badly as the rest of us.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:02 pm to TutHillTiger
Why didn't you just fix the first post?
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:02 pm to TutHillTiger
Could you provide a link?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:02 pm to TutHillTiger
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1. Mississippi
Hang a banner
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:04 pm to HamzooReb
How the frick is Illinois not #1?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:04 pm to TutHillTiger
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1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Tennessee
Print the shirts. Big 3.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:06 pm to TutHillTiger
I was going to read all that shite but then I just carried on living my life.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:06 pm to TutHillTiger
Pappy O'Daniel still running things in Mississippi?
And how's old Huey P. doing in Louisiana these days?
ETA:
1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Tennessee
4. Illinois
5. Pennsylvania
6. Alabama
They will still find a way to claim this championship.
And how's old Huey P. doing in Louisiana these days?
ETA:
1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Tennessee
4. Illinois
5. Pennsylvania
6. Alabama
They will still find a way to claim this championship.
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:08 pm to TutHillTiger
Not that I'm qualified to have an opinion here... but with that list it seems to me that the agenda is far left, like normal.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:09 pm to TutHillTiger
Gross.
Vote those crooks outta office.
Or lock & load on their doorsteps.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
Vote those crooks outta office.
Or lock & load on their doorsteps.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:10 pm to goldennugget
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How the frick is Illinois not #1?
I thought the same thing.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:10 pm to TutHillTiger
How Illinois isnt at the top of that list is baffling.
The last three governors went to jail.
The last three governors went to jail.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:11 pm to kywildcatfanone
Louisiana has the strongest ethics laws in the country. The high conviction rate is due to the period between about 1995 and 2010 when Louisiana went from the undisputed most corrupt state in the US, to an above average ethical state. The harvest of crooked politicians was breathtaking, and it included multiple state officials including a four(?) term governor.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:21 pm to TutHillTiger
Would like to read the entire link.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:24 pm to TutHillTiger
How the frick are we not in the top ten with Nathal Deal running things?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:26 pm to TutHillTiger
Plagiarism is not a victim-less crime....
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:27 pm to TutHillTiger
Nothing is more corrupt than the state of Louisiana.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:35 pm to TutHillTiger
So no Cali, Jersey or NY State
Ooooo k
Ooooo k
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:35 pm to TutHillTiger
Georgia's banking industry is riddled with fraud. I'm not sure how we didn't make it on the list.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:36 pm to lsusteve1
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So no Cali, Jersey or NY State
IL shits over those 3
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