Comment by hathawsh

Here is a breakdown of the US GDP in 2023:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-u-s-gdp-by-indu...

I think it's fair to say that a large component of the top two industries (professional services and real estate) are shady. OTOH, there are a lot of industries that seem less prone to corruption and more likely to reward people for honest work.

That's just my POV, though.