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In reply to the discussion: Actor Jackie Chan calls U.S. ‘most corrupt’ country in the world [View all]MattSh
(3,714 posts)the corruption mostly affects those inside the country. I am little affected by corruption in N. Korea and China, except for a slight additional cost to Chinese knick-knacks. And even Chinese corruption likely only affects 1/3 of their population in any given year.
But I think it's safe to say the the corruption in the USA financial system, political system, and corporate system is currently affecting everybody everywhere. Around the world, it shows in the price of fuel, the price of food items, military occupations, drones raining death from the skies, and yes, those inside the corrupted US system have a great role in the corruption that you see in other countries. A large number of countries would automatically be less corrupt if the US would stop meddling in their affairs.
So, if you prefer to measure corruption by how many people's life's are degraded by it, as I do, then the USA is a clear winner.