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Jan 12, 2024 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
According to this, top military generals & police chiefs in Cambodia earn max $800/month incl benefits; majors get around $320. Military personnel are not legally allowed to own companies. So where do the lavish lifestyles come from? A 🧵 1/
The obvious answer is corruption. But that’s oversimplifying things, because this isn’t about individual people abusing their position. All ranks of police & military are expected to engage in the patronage system, which works like a giant pyramid scheme. 2/
