This is how modern day corruption works. Smart politicians never take cash in exchange for favors. They get high paid consultancies after leaving office. I'd

This is how modern day corruption works. Smart politicians never take cash in exchange for favors. They get high paid consultancies after leaving office. I'd want politicians/bureaucrats to be able to earn a living after office, but I fear that more often than not, there's an old boy network of giving out high paid jobs to compensate for past favors.