Only no one needs to be bribed. That's attributing malice where stupidity suffices. The 'shit' is so complicated the rating agencies actually think they are AAA

Only no one needs to be bribed. That's attributing malice where stupidity suffices. The 'shit' is so complicated the rating agencies actually think they are AAA and issue that rating without a bribe. The politicians have plenty of other reasons besides bribes to turn private debts into public debts.