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Crypto Capture of Foreign Aid

100 points · 37 comments · bko

raincom · 1790970409 · focus · HN ↗
It is common to hear phrases such as "Mr 10 percent" as a reference to powerful leaders in various countries. For instance, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is called "Mr 10 percent". 10 percent cut from every contract. This is not unique to Pakistan. In India, many regional party leaders (basically, they and their family own the political party) want 20 percent cut.
When one hears 2-6%, it is just the floor.
1. binlog · 1790970925 · focus · HN ↗
  Don’t need to look that far. The person in the White House is doing the same thing.
  1. raincom · 1790971352 · focus · HN ↗
    The corruption elsewhere is of different order. In US, one can bid up four times normal, one at least delivers the quality. Elsewhere, roads fail, buildings fall, bridges collapse, pipes burst upon the first use, ...
    cft · 1790976461 · focus · HN ↗
    I developed a three-tier corruption test in US:
    1. Perfect roads. Little visible construction despite high traffic: no corruption.
    2. Awful roads. Almost no visible construction - medium corruption.
    3. Continuous years-long construction. Roads always semi -closed, semi-permanent "work zone". When one construction ends, another immediately starts - extremely high corruption
    wakawaka28 · 1790987087 · focus · HN ↗
    I think you must consider geology and the economic health of each area together.
    cft · 1790989961 · focus · HN ↗
    That's why in Northern California all the roads are constantly under construction, but in Finland they're perfect. I was thinking that in California one needs to get an SUV simply because a sedan's suspension will not last much longer
    smitty1e · 1791002134 · focus · HN ↗
    We get the roads re-surfaced at a frequency that, magically, mirrors elections.
    Zany stuff.

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