From what I've seen from people, many places are having this problem, because purchasing power is decreasing as time passes, so it seems to be a problem in several countries. As I often say, it seems that the more we work, the less we earn.
Regarding corruption, I didn't even go into this topic, but Brazil is one of the most corrupt countries too, our politicians are a disease for all of us, with suspicious attitudes and decisions, favoring criminals and everything bad we can imagine. These are dark times.