Comments on: WalMex and the mordida, cont’d

By: Punitive moralism and Wal-Mart’s Mexico mess

Punitive moralism and Wal-Mart’s Mexico mess — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:09:36 +0000

[…] was surely not the victim of the Mexican bribe-paying, if victims there were.” Earlier here, here and (at Cato) here; and link thanks to Scott Greenfield (a must-read), Point of Law, and […]

By: PointOfLaw Forum

PointOfLaw Forum — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:40:59 +0000

Olson on Wal-Mart bribery allegations and the FCPA…

Walter Olson tackles well the controversy over Wal-Mart’s Mexico problem and the Washington Post’s misguided coverage. [Daily Caller; Cato; OL]……

By: Jerryskids

Jerryskids — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:12:22 +0000

The obvious answer is that Wal-mart should have made more campaign contributions to the right legislators here in the good old USA to avoid the problem of being investigated for giving money to government officials. It’s only prostitution if it’s done in private; if you do it in public you can call it performance art.

By: Flemur

Flemur — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:11:00 +0000

Walmart had the best currency exchange rates in Puerto Vallarta.

By: Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:35:38 +0000

I’m shocked that bribery would be required in Mexico…

What next, required bribes in China?

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:53:20 +0000

“But if Wal-Mart didn’t pay the bribes then there’d be no way they could open any stores in Mexico!”

Some people would say that’s a good thing. (I am not one of those people.)