Depends. My grandfather was an electrical contractor from when the business was first invented. He never had a written contract for 30 years or more in business. then after WWII, turned out you couldn't do business that way any more, i suspect because of what you say.
Culture can make anything possible or impossible.
The slogan should be "MAKE AMERICA HONEST AGAIN". I read that somewhere.
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