CORRUPTION IN A KLEPTOCRACY

If you live in a country where bribery is a way of life, then you probably want to stop the corruption. Unfortunately, this is not easy. Even in the US, corruption still happens. Although here, if you are caught, you can actually go to prison even if you are a friend of the President.

There is a great mystery movie called The Big Easy, which shows how hard it is to be the first person to refuse a bribe. Even though the New Orleans Police Department was 'fixed', the aftermath of hurricane Katrina showed that there were still real problems.

That said, I will give you the basic rules of how to stop corruption.

Stop ripping off the tax collector by paying for large contracts partly in cash.

The people that work for the government are professionals and should be paid a living wage. (This is important because the low wages are an excuse for taking bribes, and an excuse to not convict the person of accepting a bribe.)

The police need to be TRAINED. (Do not ever think that amateurs can substitute for police officers. Every time civilians become vigilantes, really bad things, like lynchings, happen.)

Elected officials must be paid a wage that is equal to their status. Otherwise they will justify stealing from the government that they run.

Retirement plans are VERY important. No one wants to face living in poverty just because they are too old to work. Your corrupt officials will not retire if they believe that they will be poor when they retire.

The rich must help the poor. Farmers must be helped during times of economic transitions and global warming. Too many of the educated think that the poor are "scum", rather than people just like them.

BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU DECIDING THAT YOU WILL NOT TAKE OR GIVE BRIBES.