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Old October 11th, 2006, 02:38 AM
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RonGianti said:
Why are we on the same continent, but where there is poverty and corruption to the south, there is wealth and less corruption a few miles north?


Because the entire Spanish colonial system was rife with personal corruption throughout its history. The practices of officials in Spain were carried over to the colonies. Corruption was deeply embedded in the system, and it only continued as the colonies gained independence.
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