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UK company allegedly paid $4m in bribes to secure Microsoft data center construction contract

c/europe · u/CAVOK@lemmy.world · 107 points

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u/huppakee@lemm.ee · 2 points

No totally, they obviously would give some random with no influence 4 million lol, just adding that besides the amount there is also something to be said about the goal.

u/GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip · 2 points

4m can certainly change a life, I'll give you that. But when you're already a powerful politician you will most certainly have a fantastic 6-7 digit income already anyway.

u/huppakee@lemm.ee · 2 points

4 million would change my life and it's not like I have a meaningful career either. For me the real deal-breaker would be that it would get microsoft a datacenter.

u/GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip · 6 points

Yeah I'm always so stumped when someone taking bribes or other gifts is caught and they ruined their career for a five digit sum. I mean, what the fuck. At least have the dignity to sell yourself for a sum that actually changes your life

u/seeigel@feddit.org · 4 points

That's why companies should willingly pay taxes, so that the state has resources to protect them.