corruption, and that makes it impossible to build a society where affluence is widespread; the cost of just about every product and service is increased by the costs of paying bribes and generally working the system. More importantly, corrupt systems change the type of person who prospers. India is another good example; the most basic things, like clean drinking water, are problematic because people routinely try to pass off tap water as clean bottled water by refilling plastic bottles with unfiltered tap water. Each act of a simple day is one that requires caution; in a corrupt society, thought that should be going into creating value is just going into daily survival.