what is the root cause of corruption?

[VandeMataram]

Happiness is what people want and work for it and today happiness for most of the people is money. People do not just earn for food and shelter and this the root cause of corruption. It is not just the Government officials but also the common man who are involved in corruption only to gain happiness which can be brought through money.

I totally agree with you that the major cause of corruption is the want and need of money. Moreover, the cost of everything is rising and this is creating problems for common man and this lets them get involved in corruption activities. However, in case of politicians the reason behind corruption is the greed that is cropping up.