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This is a false analogy. You can choose to go to a different restaurant, you can't choose to deal with another government. Hence the rules should be different.
by glofish 7y ago
This is a false analogy.
You can choose to go to a different restaurant, you can't choose to deal with another government. Hence the rules should be different.
The rules and regulations of a governmental agency do not need to have any bearing on the rules and regulations of a private business.
- arcticbull 7y agoConflict of interest rules apply the same way to governments (foreign and domestic) as they do to any other company you're considering doing business with. You can't give their representatives gifts either over a handful of dollars, if you've ever watched a compliance training video at work. I'm not using this as an analogy, just as prior art in the restriction of your ability to give arbitrary 'gifts' or 'expressions of gratitude for someone having done their job'. I mean, why can't I tip a police officer who came out really quickly to look into my home invasion? It's my money and I'm not paying them to do anything they shouldn't. I'm just grateful they did their job. The point remains, you can give anyone gifts in a personal capacity, and there are restrictions in a professional capacity.