The claim that the political system is "inherently corrupt" isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but it’s funny how nobody’s talking about the systemic incentives that *enable* this corruption. Sure, Wikipedia notes that corruption can “collapse governments,” but then again, so can incompetence, greed, or just the human condition. The ResearchGate paper on government inefficiency and corruption suggests it’s a cycle—bad systems breed bad actors, and vice versa. But where’s the evidence that this is *inherent*? Maybe it’s just the people in power, not the system itself. Or maybe the system is designed to reward self-interest. Follow the money, and you’ll see how lobbying, campaign finance, and regulatory capture all skew outcomes. But then again, private sectors aren’t exactly paragons of virtue either. So is the problem the system, the actors, or the lack of accountability? Curious what others think.

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