does anyone else think our government is corrupt?

If we are paying taxes and some of our taxes are going toward area 51 and stuff dont you think we have a right to know some information about it and not kept secretive we should know where our money is going. who knows what they could be spending...

it on. Does anyone else think our government is crupt

We don't know anything about area 51 for our own safety. Obviously if average citizens know what's there, anyone in the world could find out. Would it be practical/safe for a country like Iraq to know what weapons we have hiding? It's all part of National Security. Sure every government has its "problems" but we are well-off compared to some other places in the middle east.

I used to think our government was corrupt. Then I spent some time in the Middle East and Africa. Go there and you will see true corruption. Sure, some American officials are corrupt, but I do not believe corruption is as widespread in our government as in others.

man the money for this country is held in private banks and we keep going further in debt even well just look up the flick FREEDOM TO FACISUM I did not belive the whole movie until I started to check stuff out

Semi, gota disagree with you. Corruption is so wide-spread in our government, that people don't even notice it anymore. Like not see the forest for the trees. And this is not a partisan thing. Both parties have been completely corrupted by money.

People talk of lobbying like it is just a normal part of goverment. What it realy is government sponsered bribery. Votes and support are being sold to the highest bidder.

Government is meant to protect the interests of the people. Believe me, the corporations doing all this influence peddling does not have the peoples interest at heart.

almost every government that has ever been established have been corrupt, its human nature and alway's will be. And I don't care what the government spends our money on, area 51, a f*cking flying pig for all I care. As long as it isn't going directly into the politicians pocket, then I got problems

"Semi, gota disagree with you."

I figured you might

Corruption involves officials neglecting the law in order to take money, and while this does happen, trust me it's not nearly as prevalent as in other parts of the world. The "special interest" hold on government which you describe is not really corruption because most of it is, in fact, legal. It's a structural problem that can be fixed with reforms, but it is not corruption.

got to run, so just a quick answer. I guess yours is a more strict definition of corruption. Since lobbying is legal, it doesn't count as corruption. Having huge coporation using there enormous resources in order to influence government is killing this country.

Why can't we just do away with lobbyists?

It is a very real and serious problem, that most people are completely unaware of.

I do!!!