Corruption affects the poorest the most, in rich or poor nations, though all elements of society are affected in some way as corruption undermines political development, democracy, economic development, the environment, peopleÕs health and more.
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Credit Mobilier .............think so
Refuse to pay bribes, report corruption when you see it, demand honesty in government and at every level of society, encourage others to do the same.
Legislators usually accepted money as bribes.
The Pacific Scandal was about bribes being accepted by members of the government for the national railroad contract. The scandal took place in Canada in 1873.
Albert Fall received bribes in exchange for leasing government-owned oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming to private oil companies without competitive bidding. This scandal became known as the Teapot Dome scandal and was a major political scandal in the 1920s.
The company you are referring to is the Credit Mobilier scandal, which involved a construction company overcharging the Union Pacific Railroad for construction projects and making substantial profits. The scandal revealed that company executives had bribed several members of Congress and influential figures to secure government contracts and favorable legislation. This scandal tarnished the reputation of President Ulysses S. Grant's administration and led to investigations and reforms in government contracting practices.
Including Bribes, under the table deals, and confiscation of government property, it is probably in the range of millions of dollars.
the are doing the governments jobs for them and ruining our country
A vote of censure is a process in which members of a parliament vote to express formal disapproval of the government. One instance is when the government accepts political bribes.
Many leaders in city, state, and national government were willing to take bribes from wealthy business owners.
China is neither calm nor ready to explode. China has numerous riots but they are directed toward local crooked bureaucrats. Nothing like a national movement to make complete changes in Chinese society and government exists. No movement like that in India to do away with local bribes exists in China.