Nice metric. But isn't it the intangibles that make up the larger part of the bribe senators and congress members accept? The access to inside information. The likelihood of a post-political career sinecure at a lobbying firm or major corporation. The free trips to a sunny Eastern Mediterranean destination. Can we work up an index that considers those?
For sure, all of what you are saying and more. But all of it can be measured proportionally against the gold, giving us an idea of how much more they must be getting through the routes you mention.
Nice metric. But isn't it the intangibles that make up the larger part of the bribe senators and congress members accept? The access to inside information. The likelihood of a post-political career sinecure at a lobbying firm or major corporation. The free trips to a sunny Eastern Mediterranean destination. Can we work up an index that considers those?
For sure, all of what you are saying and more. But all of it can be measured proportionally against the gold, giving us an idea of how much more they must be getting through the routes you mention.