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To: Ilaine who wrote (44722)	9/17/2002 8:27:50 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

and the lobbyists for Boeing or <name your corporation>, live in DC on my $50 contribution. BTW, Rendell is said to have done for Philly, what Guilliani did for NYC to make it cleaner than before.

To: Ilaine who wrote (44722)	9/17/2002 9:12:19 AM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

>Does everybody do this? Bribing> In US bribing is more sophisticated. The bribes of various groups are pooled together and then targetted at various politicians. In third world countries, bribing is a free-market response to scarcity and slowness of procedure. Say, you are travelling last minute on a train. A travel agent with his connections may get you a seat. Otherwise you need a reservation a month in advance. Or you can take a plane without paying a bribe, because there is no scarcity there. In US, there is always a free-market response. A $1000 air ticket, if you buy last minute. A Fed-ex if snail mail is too slow for you. A ticketmaster that will charge you a hefty fee. Arun