Re: Food Checkout Week

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:04:45 -0800 in rec.arts.sf.fandom, David
Friedman <ddfr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote,
>The question is how to distinguish between a bribe and a payment for 
>service. I think the main distinction is that "bribe" implies that the 
>payment is in some sense illicit--that you are paying an employee to do 
>something for you at the expense of his employer, say.

Such as, to give you favorable treatment compared to your employer's
other customers.

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