Corruption

by Felixes May T. Lopez

When we hear the word Corruption, we actually think about the Political Corruption.

Political Corruption has been a fact of life of thousands of years. Almost all of these countries' political representatives were from the wealthier class, which inevitably led to a division between the influential have and the virtually powerless have-not. The seeds of political corruption were planted as soon as the senators and other political leaders realized that power and wealth could be equals. Political Corruption often begins with favoritism towards those with wealth and influence.

There are a few experienced politicians, however, for whom political corruption is a natural state of being.

Political corruption may always remain a concern for democratic governments, but there are a number of independent checks and balances that can root out corruption before it affects the integrity of the political body as a whole.