I'll put some of your questions in very simplistic terms.
I own a concrete truck, my cousin authorises funding for building, I get the contract at double the going rate, I invite my cousin over for a bbq and give him a few boxes of beer as a friendly gesture.
It matters not the scale of corruption or the intent - it's just about the money mate!
Have you never wondered about the so-called covid pandemic, the billions if not trillions in profits by pharma?
It's the money! That's all pure an simple. Everyone wants a piece of the pie human frailty. Even taking home the office pen!
There are no honest people in the world, everyone is corrupt to some extent.
