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Zero-currency notes have been generated for most of the world: http://zerocurrency.org/
I'm assuming it was done by an English speaking individual that didn't know how to do it right. I'd love to contribute.
If so, that creates a pretty tricky equilibrium problem. Even if I think bribery is ethically wrong, I don't want to be in a position where I'm asking someone else to accept less than their "fair"/expected/equilibrium wage. Higher wages might be a prerequisite for getting rid of a culture of bribery, but at the same time, raising wages per se probably doesn't do much to reduce bribery in the short term?
Interestingly, the number zero was invented in India
Zero-currency notes have been generated for most of the world: http://zerocurrency.org/
Poor Jackson got the honor of being featured on the US zero note. I kind of want to put Trump's face there.
"At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
Wonder if it feels as good to give zero rupees as it does to give zero points, or zero fucks.
I wonder how similar bribery culture is to tip culture. In the US where we tip restaurant workers, restaurant wages are often much lower than comparable positions in industries that don't have tipping, so much so that the difference is often explicitly included in minimum wage laws. Do countries with more bribery experience a similar effect, where the wages of police officers and other bribery-prone worker are much l…
> Only one side of the note is printed to resemble currency so as not to run afoul of counterfeiting laws. Doesn't it? To know for sure we need to take it to the court.
This usually hinges on intent. The most common money-exchange scam is exactly this: the mark receives a stack of one-sided copies instead of actual currency, and the perp runs away before the mark notices. People have gone to prison for this.
Zero-currency notes have been generated for most of the world: http://zerocurrency.org/
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it’s also a strong statement of your position when it comes to bribes. A shakedown for a bribe is a negotiation. If a person is told “pay this $100 fee right now or I’ll have to take you in” and says “no”, the cop may lower the price, raise the price, threaten more, or follow through on the threat to try to get the person to pay up. But if you have a piece of paper that says “I am so against bribery that I ca…
>> A shakedown for a bribe is a negotiation. It's only a negotiation if the official has any chance of being prosecuted for that bribe. >> But if you have a piece of paper that says “I am so against bribery that I carry around pieces of paper that say so” it makes the cop lose hope of getting the bribe. Or well, the cop simply arrests you and puts you in jail for a week during which you can't go to work to afford foo…
I’m not saying it’s fair, but it is a negotiation. There are offers and counteroffers that are accepted and denied.
I wonder how similar bribery culture is to tip culture. In the US where we tip restaurant workers, restaurant wages are often much lower than comparable positions in industries that don't have tipping, so much so that the difference is often explicitly included in minimum wage laws. Do countries with more bribery experience a similar effect, where the wages of police officers and other bribery-prone worker are much l…