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Can higher pay curb corruption?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-20 08:09

Duh (US)

High salaries only attract people who are motivated by money. If people have integrity they will perform their duties with integrity with or without money. If you attract people with high salaries, you do not attract people with integrity but those who are motivated by money. It's simple logic and yet some fail to understand.

Can higher pay curb corruption?

Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin leaves court after being sentenced to 10 years in New Orleans, Louisiana July 9, 2014. A jury in February found Nagin guilty of charges including bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and tax evasion, all in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. [Photo/Agencies]

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