Stepping back, it's the capital doing the corrupting. The private/public interplay creates incentives to pilfer the public coffers in exchange for campaign con

Stepping back, it's the capital doing the corrupting. The private/public interplay creates incentives to pilfer the public coffers in exchange for campaign contributions if you stick around and a cushy job if you don't. It is the exploitation of government that is inherently corrupt and the exploiter who is the corrupter. The commingling of such interest leads to the pursuit of private profit in the name of the public trust. The calls for less government are constantly in the name of removing the watchdogs and observers, the enforcers and regulators - the only counterbalance to this incestuous relationship. They call for a removal of oversight to alleviate corruption and a forfeiture of authority and action to increase responsibility. The only perplexing thing is how so many continue to be startled and bewildered by the direct consequential policies of encouraging such statecraft.