At what level does corruption make a state, community or other polity dysfunctional?

[Ironside]

The Ukraine thread has reminded me of a theme that, for decades now, I have been considering more and more important in the definition of political "success" for a community -- the minimization of corruption.

I would be interested in hearing more thoughts on this, especially (since it will never be eradicated) as to when it ceases to be a problem and becomes THE problem.

Thoughts?

Truely dysfunctional? When the corruption prevents the intended tasks to be critically underfunded or done at all. The hospital getting delayed, more expensive and having a crack or two in the wall doesn't hurt as much as the building never getting done, or being so unsafe that you have to abandon it within a few years.

You can see damage much earlier than that though.

It's quite dysfynctional when you start to encounter it on a personal level and you're an average person. How many here has been bribed or been bribed? How many here expects it regulary?