In a certain recycling company that generously rewarded workers for each new client they brought in, it was found that 15 percent of the workers brought in three or more new clients last year. Among workers who had bribed clients to get their business, 25 per cent brought in three or more new clients last year.

Proposed conclusion: The workers that had not used bribes earned more money than the ones who did, because the bribers also lost money in the process of bringing in clients.