Super relevant to the elections discussion. I list the scenario and you tell me if the example is an example of corruption.


1. There is a pothole on Main Street. A Concerned citizen calls his City Council Member and the City Council Member calls of the Department of Transportation and has the pothole fixed right away (jumping the head of the queue of requests to have potholes fix). City Council Member has no relationship with the Concerned Citizen other than he is a constituent.

2. Same scenario as the above but later, the City Council Member send the Concerned Citizen a flyer asking him to donate to his re-election campaign.


3. There is a pothole on Main Street. The Brother of a City Council Member calls the City Council Member and the City Council Member calls of the Department of Transportation and has the pothole fixed right away (jumping the head of the queue of requests to have potholes fix).

4. There is a pothole on Main Street. The largest donor of a City Council Member calls the City Council Member and the City Council Member calls of the Department of Transportation and has the pothole fixed right away (jumping the head of the queue of requests to have potholes fix).

5. There is a pothole on Main Street. The head of the largest church and other wise very prominent member of the community calls the City Council Member and the City Council Member calls of the Department of Transportation and has the pothole fixed right away (jumping the head of the queue of requests to have potholes fix).

6. There is a pothole on Main Street. A Concerned citizen calls his City Council Member and the City Council Member does nothing about it. The Concerned citizen keeps complaining. The City Council Member sends a request for a donation and the City Council Member does not call the Department of Transportation and have the pothole fixed until the concerned citizen makes a donation. There is no evidence that the City Council Member made an explicit request for a donation in order to fix the problem.



Which of these scenarios in your mind involve corruption.







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