re: #17 Stoatly

Only in the short term, the costs of graft aren’t as obvious but they mount up.

If you’ve ever done business in a country with a tradition of graft you’ll be reminded of Serpico wondering why his fellow cops eat in a shit-hole diner - they eat there for free in return for turning a blind eye to hygiene violations. He’d rather pay the going rate and eat somewhere that complied with food regs

Unfortunately, very few people in business take the long view.

re: #18 sauceruney

I remember too well from my programming days the disappointment on various business owners and managers faces when they discovered that computers weren’t going to replace their employees. In their minds computers were like genies: Nearly all powerful and chained to their master’s will.