[Cialug] Mandriva - open letter to Steve Ballmer

[Jeff Davis]

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I believe this is called corruption.

I'll concede that it does happen.
But in a discussion if it's right or not, I think
we've come back around to the ethics discussion.

I don't want someone paying a politician for influence,
even if that influence will benefit me.  It's wrong, period.

- -Jeff



Nathan Stien wrote:
> On Nov 2, 2007 10:00 AM, Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 11/2/07, Dave J. Hala Jr. <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
>>> Bribing officials in Nigeria probably isn't any different than making
>>> large campaign contributions in the US.
>> If you believe that, then I don't want you in office.
> 
> I'm not sure how different it is.  Someone compensates a politician
> and in return gets to influence a policy decision.    Both things seem
> pretty crappy.
> 
> - Nathan
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