The only thing that reduces corruption is choice. Being able to choose whether you are going to participate in a scheme gives you the ability to walk away from

The only thing that reduces corruption is choice. Being able to choose whether you are going to participate in a scheme gives you the ability to walk away from situations where you are being taken advantage of. And that is not what government gives you. Its what government takes away. It doesn't have to be that way, of course. We could be governing our affairs through voluntary cooperation not coercion. But that would mean a distinct lack of jobs for those unable to produce anything of value.