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| Thread ID: 72193 | 2006-09-03 07:21:00 | Koha/Gifts etc. | martynz (5445) | PC World Chat |
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| 482365 | 2006-09-03 07:21:00 | If I met my M.P. or local council rep. I wouldn't dream of handing over cash. Why should it even be the subject of debate? If it happens shouldn't it be recorded with a receipt and reported? Martynz |
martynz (5445) | ||
| 482366 | 2006-09-03 08:18:00 | This cultural 'Koha' reeks of third world corruption. What are our M.P's (and anyone else who takes bribes or gifts) thinking of? Have our moral standards slipped to rock bottom? |
Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 482367 | 2006-09-03 09:01:00 | Yes. | Metla (12) | ||
| 482368 | 2006-09-04 00:18:00 | What are our M.P's (and anyone else who takes bribes or gifts) thinking of? But if you use the Maori word.. it should be fine. Just like no prayers in schools, but karikea's (or whatever the word is) are completely acceptable. |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 482369 | 2006-09-04 07:50:00 | those MP's should be @#$%ed. with any public company or office you cannot be seen to taking backhanders. i know a few people who work in puplic companys and they are not even allowed to buy the old PC's off the company when the upgrade. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 482370 | 2006-09-04 11:15:00 | If I met my M.P. or local council rep. I wouldn't dream of handing over cash. Why should it even be the subject of debate? If it happens shouldn't it be recorded with a receipt and reported? Martynz Agreed. But if he helped you and you wanted to show gratitude, would giving him a gift be wrong? In many cultures (eg. Japanese, Arab, African) politeness requires the giving of gifts. As I understand it, that is the Maori view too. Often the gift will be a small sum of money. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 482371 | 2006-09-04 11:29:00 | mmmm....flowers yes........new car or cash.....no. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 482372 | 2006-09-04 12:25:00 | Agreed. But if he helped you and you wanted to show gratitude, would giving him a gift be wrong? In many cultures (eg. Japanese, Arab, African) politeness requires the giving of gifts. As I understand it, that is the Maori view too. Often the gift will be a small sum of money. My parents often give away money or gifts to people that help them but generally it is to people of the same culture (PI). Cant say whether the Fields case is the same. I went to Samoa many years ago for a holiday and the family (cousins) I was staying with bought me a farewell gift, a shirt. I saw the shirt earlier in a store and the price was about $40 - his weekly wage back then was about $40 - I was humbled and had to accept it, to not do so would be considered rude. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 482373 | 2006-09-04 21:28:00 | Government officials, be they MPs or whatever, are PAID by the taxpayer to serve. They shouldn't be paid twice under the guise of "gifts". If people really feel the need to thank them, they should donate money to a charity in their name, or do something meaningful with the money instead of putting it into the hands of crook politicians. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 482374 | 2006-09-05 03:28:00 | How crude! The correct way to bribe a politician is with a donation to the party, a business expense such as a good feed or a trip to a suitable destination, or favors for favors, but not cash, that's just tacky! |
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