Depends if its top down or bottom up. Top down means high up gov officials being corrupt. That is not okay because they are supposed to serve the people.

Bottom up is okay because its the people just trying to get by. Like for example, if you can, dont ever pay crypto capital gain taxes on trades. because its unfair that other countries dont tax trades but just when you cash out but in the USA they tax every little gain but you get nothing if you lose everything on a trade.
If you can be currupt and not pay taxes as an individual then you are doing good. you just have to anonymize yourself first. dont be dumb and do it when they can see you. it's harder for us the people to do it because we have consequences. but officials dont worry about much. they only get in trouble when there is too much light on them and the people rise up in anger and the government has to do something about it.


basically tldr it is only okay when honest people do it to get by or make it un an unfair world. people say its bad but why? why should the people sit and do nothing while they watch these psychopaths get rich and richer?