[_cudgel]

> I don't understand why the US allows it, and it screams of corruption/bribery/etc.

Seems to me like you understand it completely. The US is, like most countries, mired in a bit of corruption/bribery/etc. I am of the opinion this is simply part of the human condition, and is virtually impossible to eliminate.

[Retra]

Diseases aren't cured by people who think they're incurable.

And your opinion effectively defends the status quo, which, if it needed defending, it wouldn't be the status quo.

[jimrandomh]

It didn't used to be this bad in the US, and there are many countries where it isn't like this. Corruption needs to be fought against, not apologized for.

[llamamamama]

I'm not sure when you think corruption began in the US, but I'm certain you're naive and wrong.