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The answer to bribery is to take away the power from the government. Clerk at the RTO won't issue your driving license? Make it so any driving school can issue

The answer to bribery is to take away the power from the government. Clerk at the RTO won't issue your driving license? Make it so any driving school can issue licenses to people who have completed a course. Policeman demands a bribe to avoid having a record on your license for driving without a seat belt or helmet? Remove unnecessary laws like this, because it is not the government's job to forcibly keep you safe. About 2 decades ago, it was common to bribe the telecom department employees to get your phone line installed or repaired. How did we solve this problem? By making the government irrelevant in the telecom market. Now I can get a 1Gbps connection installed the same day from Airtel or Jio, no bribes needed. You can tip the installation guy if you want :) I understand that this will still leave a lot of avenues for corruption to occur, but at least we will get rid of the low hanging fruit.

mohanmcgeek 5y ago
> Policeman demands a bribe to avoid having a record on your license for driving The policemen in my city were very specific about getting the fine digitally. They wouldn't handle cash even if it was for the fine. > The answer to bribery is to take away the power from the government A much more practical way would be to disassociate the approver and applicant. Eg: You can't bribe your University examiners Cuz they won't even know how to find your paper from lot.
- unmole 5y ago
  > The policemen in my city were very specific about getting the fine digitally. They wouldn't handle cash even if it was for the fine. I'm having a hard time believing this. Police corruption is embedded into the very power structure. Which city are you talking about?
  - bombcar 5y ago
    The same thing happens in Mexico near the border - the bribe just happens before any possibility of the fine, now (as the fine has you actually mail the payment directly to Mexico).
  - mohanmcgeek 5y ago
    Have you had to pay a bribe or fine recently?
- perryizgr8 5y ago
  > The policemen in my city were very specific about getting the fine digitally. They wouldn't handle cash even if it was for the fine. Then your city has solved the bribe problem! We should all emulate what you guys have done. > A much more practical way would be to disassociate the approver and applicant. I disagree. Such measures provide a temporary respite at best. People in power are still in power, they will find out a way to exploit that. The only way is to remove the person from her power over others.
rg111 5y ago
> Make it so any driving school can issue licenses to people who have completed a course. Beware of what you ask. Private corruption is 100 times worse than government corruption. Good people in the government have job safety. But honest people in private sector can just be fired if they do not comply to corruption practices. I have seen this happened many times. > because it is not the government's job to forcibly keep you safe. There are some laws that keep others safe. Like drunk driving. Some laws are there because they keep safe the people who often have done nothing wrong.

mohanmcgeek 5y ago

> Policeman demands a bribe to avoid having a record on your license for driving The policemen in my city were very specific about getting the fine digitally. They wouldn't handle cash even if it was for the fine. > The answer to bribery is to take away the power from the government A much more practical way would be to disassociate the approver and applicant. Eg: You can't bribe your University examiners Cuz they won't even know how to find your paper from lot.

unmole 5y ago
> The policemen in my city were very specific about getting the fine digitally. They wouldn't handle cash even if it was for the fine. I'm having a hard time believing this. Police corruption is embedded into the very power structure. Which city are you talking about?
- bombcar 5y ago
  The same thing happens in Mexico near the border - the bribe just happens before any possibility of the fine, now (as the fine has you actually mail the payment directly to Mexico).
- mohanmcgeek 5y ago
  Have you had to pay a bribe or fine recently?
perryizgr8 5y ago
> The policemen in my city were very specific about getting the fine digitally. They wouldn't handle cash even if it was for the fine. Then your city has solved the bribe problem! We should all emulate what you guys have done. > A much more practical way would be to disassociate the approver and applicant. I disagree. Such measures provide a temporary respite at best. People in power are still in power, they will find out a way to exploit that. The only way is to remove the person from her power over others.

rg111 5y ago

> Make it so any driving school can issue licenses to people who have completed a course. Beware of what you ask. Private corruption is 100 times worse than government corruption. Good people in the government have job safety. But honest people in private sector can just be fired if they do not comply to corruption practices. I have seen this happened many times. > because it is not the government's job to forcibly keep you safe. There are some laws that keep others safe. Like drunk driving. Some laws are there because they keep safe the people who often have done nothing wrong.