Comments on: About Legalizing Corruption http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Yazad http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-849 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-849 In some sense legalising corruption is like legalising theft. When a governemnt official who has the power to change your lfe (say a policeman) asks for a bribe, it's akin to "your money or your life." One can sympathise with the bribe giver. I don't consider the bribe giver in such cases as part of the problem or of being corrupt. In your Supreme Court example all the court agreed on was that <i>paying</i> the bribe can be considered as an expense. I don't see any comment on what happened to those received the bribes. My solution would be to introduce competition. Also #1 or 2 in your list helps. In some sense legalising corruption is like legalising theft. When a governemnt official who has the power to change your lfe (say a policeman) asks for a bribe, it’s akin to “your money or your life.”

One can sympathise with the bribe giver. I don’t consider the bribe giver in such cases as part of the problem or of being corrupt. In your Supreme Court example all the court agreed on was that paying the bribe can be considered as an expense. I don’t see any comment on what happened to those received the bribes.

My solution would be to introduce competition. Also #1 or 2 in your list helps.

]]> by: aNYa http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-850 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-850 I don't get it. How would legalizing corruption help? How would it make our lives better? Then would'nt there be even a madder rush (and fee) for places of power - which rake in more moolah - leading to even more sapping of the <i>junta</i>? Then would'nt the best business be being part of the bureaucracy - leading to overall decline in the lure of businesses in general? I don’t get it. How would legalizing corruption help? How would it make our lives better? Then would’nt there be even a madder rush (and fee) for places of power - which rake in more moolah - leading to even more sapping of the junta?

Then would’nt the best business be being part of the bureaucracy - leading to overall decline in the lure of businesses in general?

]]> by: Ravikiran http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-851 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-851 All will be explained. All will be explained.

]]> by: swami http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-852 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-852 I want to know how 1 and 6 are different. I think eliminating the "anti-corruption" law and the department inherently means that we have made corruption legal. In which case, I dont understand what "law" is being talked about in 4 and 7. I think I understand the difference between the words "function" and "law" as used in the below post. And my minds view of the 9 points can be summarized as "Eliminate the law; Retain the function; Change the authority". I need to know whether I understood the writer as he intended to be understood. And if yes, I want to know why I am confused! :-) I want to know how 1 and 6 are different. I think eliminating the “anti-corruption” law and the department inherently means that we have made corruption legal.

In which case, I dont understand what “law” is being talked about in 4 and 7.

I think I understand the difference between the words “function” and “law” as used in the below post. And my minds view of the 9 points can be summarized as “Eliminate the law; Retain the function; Change the authority”.

I need to know whether I understood the writer as he intended to be understood. And if yes, I want to know why I am confused! :-)

]]> by: Ravikiran http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-853 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-853 1 and 6 are different swami. I want to eliminate the department in which corruption occurs, not the law and regulation that prohibits corruption. I mean that if there is an unnecessary law that expects me to get a certificate from some department that I am not violating the coastal regulation zone rules when I am setting up a hotel in a hill station, we are better off scrapping that law than trying to police it to ensure that there is no corruption in its implementation. 1 and 6 are different swami. I want to eliminate the department in which corruption occurs, not the law and regulation that prohibits corruption. I mean that if there is an unnecessary law that expects me to get a certificate from some department that I am not violating the coastal regulation zone rules when I am setting up a hotel in a hill station, we are better off scrapping that law than trying to police it to ensure that there is no corruption in its implementation.

]]> by: pettty http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-854 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/03/10/about-legalizing-corruption/#comment-854 Actually, I haven't known what breach of law corruption does violate? Can you answer me? Actually, I haven’t known what breach of law corruption does violate? Can you answer me?

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