Flutterby™! : Atlanta corruption

Larry's got a little look at the Atlanta area seeing a spike in public corruption cases. One of the things that strikes me every time I get my prejudices confirmed on this is that part of prosperity is building a consistently applied playing field, that the difference between a first world country and a third world country is largely public official accountability and a level playing field.

My experience of the deep south is that those traits aren't as prevalent as they are in more economically successful regions.