First world corruption doesn&#x27;t directly rely on bribes, people wouldn&#x27;t experience it like they do in the third world. Here it is more advanced. It comes as crazy conflict-of-interest creating campaign contributions, as giving contracts to friends, as corporatism, lobbyists writing laws. A strong sense of plutocracy. Most contracts the public gives out these days seem to have insane costs.<p>Yes I wrote &#x27;seem&#x27;, not &#x27;is&#x27;, because I can&#x27;t prove it.