Alright playing the devil's advocate. even though I'm against both forms obviously. yes, "legal bribes" go by many names depending on the target, amount and pl

Alright playing the devil's advocate. even though I'm against both forms obviously. yes, "legal bribes" go by many names depending on the target, amount and place. tips, lobbying, political donations, promises, non-political donations/gifts to a "friend", funding, an implicit promise to land a comfy job after gov, etc ... the difference between the west and other places is that in the west when you try to screw over other people, you design legal frameworks and loopholes that make said bribes legal and rightful and other shenanigans that diffuse the trail while places like the middle east and elsewhere it's more straight forward and has less abstraction layers, they look you in the eye smile and let you know that their screwing you. the western model is better because you don't have to deal with the emotional reaction that comes from the humiliation and injustice face to face, and if you're not observing enough you might not even notice it if you want. you can take a lot bribes and translate them into more acceptable/familiar language: - bribing a waiter to not mess with your food: customer service tip. - bribing a local government worker to give you a document that's rightfully your and skip your a lot of BS round-trips across many desks: an express lane service a la TSA preCheck/ Airlines Priority queues that helps people vote with their wallet about the urgency of the getting that document. - having a bribe someone to land some big contract: an auction mechanism where bidders display the seriousness of their commitment to the project with their wallets. - bribing a government official to not enforce a rule or interpret it in specific ways or create new regulation that just happen to be in your favor: lobbying the list can go on.