By Justin Gardner In a glaring example of how the burgeoning State holds a powerful grip on humanity, political academics say that 1.6 billion people around the world are forced to pay bribes to dirty politicians and corrupt cops. That’s nearly a quarter of the global population robbed of money or personal possessions, on top of the legal taxation scheme they are subject to already.
The book, titled Paying Bribes for Public Services: A Global Guide to Grass-Roots Corruption, is written by Professor Richard Rose of Strathclyde and Dr. Caryn Peiffer of Birmingham.
“The evidence on grassroots corruption comes from surveys interviewing more than 250,000 …read more
Source:: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/quarter-worlds-population-pay-bribes-normal-life/