Lobby vs Bribery

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Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body by promoting a point of view that is conducive to an individual's or organization's goals. (Wikipedia.org, 2006) Bribery is a crime implying a sum or gift given alters the behavior of a person in ways not consistent with the duties of that person. In Black's Law Dictionary "Bribery" is defined as the offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions as an official or other person in discharge of a public or legal duty. (Wikipedia.org, 2006) The difference between lobbying and bribery is that lobbying is a legal form of actively supporting a cause or position ...

... (a) or (g) of section 30A) D. A civil penalty of not more than $10,000 imposed in an action brought by the Commission. (subsection (a) or (g) of section 30A) Corruption in business can become quite costly and inefficient. The cost of operating a business and having to shell out money for bribes leaves little room for some companies to make a profit. As for being inefficient, governments spend more money in investigating these crimes while other areas of government responsibilities (i.e. education, public health) go with fewer monies in their budgets to operate efficiently. There must be a balance of this type of spending. So I guess, that maybe, imposing stricter (costlier) punishments

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