A government is a lot bigger than elected officials. The US federal government has more than 1 million employed people, and a lot of them work in positions that

A government is a lot bigger than elected officials. The US federal government has more than 1 million employed people, and a lot of them work in positions that are vulnerable to large scale or at least mid scale corruption attempts. If I was using bribes and "lobbyist gifts" and similar to push an agenda, I wouldn't just go after the elected officials, I would concentrate on going after the people who work for them, to be honest. >In Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 2017), the largest 24 federal agencies - known as CFO Act Agencies* - obligated a total of $115 billion in personnel compensation. https://datalab.usaspending.gov/federal-employees/ https://datalab.usaspending.gov/federal-employees/