We know it, but we don't act as though we know it when our interests areconcerned. There is a reason why we easily see the conflicting interests of others butfail to see them in ourselves. We judge others by their actions , whichstem from both conscious and subconscious movers. We judge ourselves by our thoughts ,which reflect only conscious movers. This is observable in every profession.
Doctors see no problem with sendingpatients to labs they own.
Accountants consult to continuing audit clients, blithelyoblivious to the subconscious movers which tell the consultant not to criticizethe audit client too harshly. Corporations,PACs, and wealthy persons give lavishly to politicians for the simple purpose ofcorrupting their decisions. I reviewed the study and found they wereright. A captive insurer would improve their program, but a high retentionprogram would improve it even more. The client chose the high retention programand a new broker.