There are examples of this outside of politics: A. Bribing a Walmart store manager to ensure good shelf-space for your goods B. Bribing a chain store's buyer C. Bribing the UPS guy to ensure special treatment The list goes on...
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Tullock paradox "Rent-seekers wanting political favors can bribe politicians at a cost much lower than the value of the favor to the rent-seeker. A rent seeker who hopes to gain a billion dollars from a political policy may need to bribe politicians only $10 Million."
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Btw this is very similar to what the term "privilege" historically meant (except that you didn't necessarily had to pay for it, you could be born into it).
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Sorry, I don't get the connection? How so?
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