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This is what Ralph Nader would call a "deferred bribe".
by swinnipeg 6y ago
This is what Ralph Nader would call a "deferred bribe".
- throwaway2474 6y agoCan you please explain this comment?
- Strom 6y agoIt means he was bribed (the new job) to help with a transaction (sell .org), but to not raise suspicion the bribe delivery was scheduled for a later date.
- throwaway2474 6y agoOk but he wasn’t able to sell .org, so why did he still get the job?
- AsyncAwait 6y agoBecause I bet this isn't shelved for long, just long enough for the public to forget.
- bbarnett 6y agoNot to mention, unexpected hurdles (the pesky public) got in the way. He did his part, and should be compensated... at least, that could be the logic.
- slim 6y agobecause being part of the conspiracy he's become a liability ?
- scandox 6y agoThey used to say about a well known Irish politician that he always took the bribe but never did what he was bribed to do. But people kept bribing him anyway.
- terryy 6y agoNassim Taleb talks about this revolving door between government and business. After a powerful regulator leaves government, they can often get high paying jobs in the industry they just regulated as a reward for good behavior and to interpret the complicated regulations.
- dakial1 6y agoThis is widely practiced in politics (globally) in my country former presidents build non-profits (or "institutes") to receive these bribes in the form of donations.
- chaostheory 6y agoNon-profits are also a popular legal bribe delivery vehicle here in the US
- bagacrap 6y agoit seems more likely the original bribe/shady business failed, and now they've hired him for his internal connections to help with future shady deals