For everybody's criticism about corruption in the state, there was something that I was thinking about and that is the TV series The Chicago Code. If anybody has seen The Chicago Code please comment. The question is as follows;
Can't people just learn the system and use it to their advantage? Is corruption a victimless crime as what happens is a politician makes a kickback albeit that the cooperation between the politician was purely voluntary? I see it as a problem with the system because all that is happening is the people who engage in corruption are in fact just one person who has to play a certain game to get ahead. In order to get rid of this egotistical behavior, just change the system and people don't have the incentive to be corrupt.
In fact, corruption may actually be a forefront to people to have more liberty because if you can't buy off somebody, then the civil servants run wild as if you were to try to influence them, you go to jail. Is this correct?
What is the take on corruption here? Thanks
Corruption happens where there is power.
As far as people acting somewhat rationally in an irrational system, yes, that can and usually does produce corruption. Corruption isn't a victimless crime for the people who subscribe to the state ideology and pay their taxes happily. For them, corruption is a violation of an oath, which is a contract.
As far as egotistical behavior, everyone is an egotist. We're all rationally egotistic.
Many of us are anarchists. The entire system of government is a mess. We need less government and more peaceful interaction between individuals in society.