Filling the wrong pockets

Like the periodic overflow of filth from a septic tank, our society is besmirched now and then with disturbing news of corrupt practices in high places. Corruption is like a cancer. In every society a large percentage of national expenditure and national resources is swallowed up by corrupt practices. Citizens who have the desire and the means to give bribes gain an unfair advantage. Public officials who seek or receive unlawful gratification contribute to the diminishing of respect for the government and loss of faith in its legitimacy. Businesses that expend money in giving kickbacks raise prices to recover their expense. A fair amount of money allocated for social welfare projects ends up in the pocket of corrupt officials. Corrupts practices can occur in many ways. First, there are various offences by public officials, including bribery and the sale of posts, offices and honours.