Brian Behlendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 20 May 2008, va wrote: >> I remember my 25-minute conversation with one government official >> (from an entrepreneur course for small-scale industries) who hemmed >> and hawed around the dangers/negatives that women entering the >> manufacturing industry would face and was very coy about uttering the >> word "bribe" in our conversation. > > The Indian arm of a company of a friend of mine had another official > with no such coyness. He was pretty specific about the size and model > number of the flat screen television he was seeking.
When public officials control what may be bought and sold, the first things to be bought and sold are public officials. Perry
