Public Anger and Distrust of Business and Government

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-- about three-fourths feel unlimited corporate political spending harms the public interest;

-- 89% support legislation mandating greater corporate political spending disclosure, and want ads saying which corporations paid for them;

-- 62% believe greater disclosure isn't enough; and

-- 82% feel Congress isn't doing enough to curb corporate influence; Congress, in fact, curries it.

Transparency International (TI) 2009 Global Corruption Survey

TI calls itself a "global civil society organisation (sic) leading the fight against corruption....," its 2009 survey showing a "growing distrust of business," saying most respondents in 69 countries believe corporations bribe public officials to buy influence, specific findings showing the following:

-- private sector corruption is growing and worrisome;

-- half of respondents would pay more to buy from a corruption-free company;

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