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How long was the talk? An hour? 700k per hour for a talk? What was so groundbreaking that a public official was paid 700k/hour but didn't say it in public?
by youeseh 6y ago
How long was the talk? An hour? 700k per hour for a talk? What was so groundbreaking that a public official was paid 700k/hour but didn't say it in public?
- ModernMech 6y agoDoesn't really matter. She probably told them many things she's said in public. My org has paid just as much for invited speakers to say things I could hear them say on Youtube. $700k is to get her person inside of the room to give an exclusive talk. There are myriad reasons for that, one of which may be you intend to ask her return favors. But that's certainly not the only reason as people here seem to be implying. Other reasons include: - Because you can: $700k is not a lot of money to these orgs - Because you have to: if you don't spend the money you lose it in the budget - Because you want to brag: social media points for you and all your employees (look who we got to meet and you didn't!) - Because you want to attract new talent: your org is more attractive if you offer these events to your employees etc. I think any of these are just as plausible as corruption.
- youeseh 6y agoIf you give a policeman a cold drink and they accept it, they can be fired. If you give a judge a slice of pizza and they accept it, they can be fired. We all understand this. Yet, "speaking fees" are accepted =)