(01-18-2020 03:54 PM)Fountains of Wayne Graham Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 11:03 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  In my dealing in Mexico, I often had to bribe somebody, either directly or indirectly. It is a part of their system. Have you ever heard the saying, "When in Rome..."?

Lots of jobs in Mexico pay next to nothing, but are bought(yes, bought) with the expectation that that they can make a decent living off the bribes. Much like here, where waiters are expected to make most of their money from tips. Bribe, tip, what's the difference?

I don't know what this Act says, but it sounds like another effort to spread our morals to the rest of the world. A little bit of moral imperialism.

Frankly, I don't care if one of our companies outbribes a Chinese company to get a contract. Sometimes you have t play the game the way everybody else is playing, not the way your mama says to play.

This is how terrorism gets funded.

Well, if I were as prickly as Big, I might say you have called me a terrorist supporter.

But I'm not, so I won't say that.

Somehow, I doubt the $20 I slipped to the immigration inspector in Juarez funded much terrorism. More likely it funded the supermercado where he bought his leche and papas. But I do not doubt that the $20 saved me several hours and an inspection, every time.