tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9279394.post112906945982753309..comments2023-10-06T08:53:14.731-04:00Comments on Eternal vigilance: Corruption: the relationship between official power and personal powerRicketsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579799843541826447noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9279394.post-1129428729689775882005-10-15T22:12:00.000-04:002005-10-15T22:12:00.000-04:00I appreciate the note. I want to make clear that ...I appreciate the note. <BR/><BR/>I want to make clear that the purpose of my post was not to say that you could magically get rid of corruption by upping someone's salary. It is simply part of an inherent gut-level cost-benefit analysis that everyone does.<BR/><BR/>Someone offers you fifteen thousand dollars a week for a year. If you get caught, you'll lose the fifty thousand annual salary. But if you can get away with it for only four weeks, you'll have more than doubled your salary - tax free.<BR/><BR/>If someone offers you fifteen thousand dollars a week for a year and getting caught will cost you a hundred and fifty grand, well, it takes a lot longer of not getting caught to make it pay. <BR/><BR/>There are many reasons for corruption, of which financial gain is only the easiest to understand. <BR/><BR/>I'll keep an eye on your blog. It should be interesting.<BR/><BR/>XTXpatriated Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202309776546699202noreply@blogger.com