Now, it was for the sole purpose to get gain, because they received their wages according to their employ, therefore, they did stir up the people to riotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might get money according to the suits which were brought before them.
Alma 12:20
This is an example of perverse incentives. Their system rewarded lawyers and judges for having more contention among the people. It’s easy to see how the compensation was structured that way but we often have to be careful about the functional incentives we have in place as opposed to desired incentives.
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