New data shows 85% of humans live under a corrupt government

[Jimbo101]

http://newatlas.com/2016-corruption-perceptions-index-our-rotten-world/47566/

"Corruption" is defined by Transparency International (TI) as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain." Each year since 1995, TI has published a Corruption Perceptions Index that scores the world's nations out of 100 for their public sector honesty and the just-released 2016 report paints the same bleak picture we've been seeing now for two decades ... except it's getting worse.

Our analysis of TI's data shows 85 percent of human beings are governed by regimes that score 50 or less, indicating that the integrity of people in authority across the globe remains sadly lacking.

Those with less power are particularly disadvantaged in corrupt systems, which typically reinforce gender discrimination. Corruption also compounds political exclusion: if votes can be bought, there is little incentive to change the system that sustains poverty for the masses and enriches the kleptocrats.

The latest update of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, released on the same day as the Transparency International report, reflects an almost identical perspective. The EIU Democracy Index measures the state of democracy in 167 countries and the average global score fell from 5.55 out of 10 in 2015 to 5.52 in 2016, with 72 countries recording a lower score versus 38 which showed an improvement.

United States ranks 18th (as of now)

[democratisphere]

1. Power, wealth and greed promotes lots of CORRUPTION

throughout all of history.

[sarcasmo]

2. Being tied for #1 explains why Uber rich Americans are buying property in New Zealand.

[elehhhhna]

3. And 100% of Americans