[lbo-talk] Mises Institute defends bribery

[Mike Ballard]

A public bribe is different from a tax in another 
way. Cash bribes often play the same role as 
donations to political parties, or as non-cash 
bribes offered to politicians (by organized 
groups or by other politicians) in terms of 
future political support. There is a public 
choice debate on whether straight cash bribes to 
politicians are more or less efficient than the 
usual non-cash bribes.<http://www.mises.org/story/1884#_ftn6>[5] 
But towards state officials of foreign countries, 
where ordinary political participation is 
difficult, the case is neat: bribe them if you 
need to in order to do peaceful business.
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A bribe by any other name : pretty much sums up (cost-efficiency aka
bourgeois) democracy.

Regards,
Mike B)

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