[goldstategop]

Mexicans call it la mordida - literally, "the bite." A few stuffed envelopes full of cash under the table can do wonders in getting a lethargic government bureaucracy to move at the speed of light.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[ichabod1]

It's a little like the Soviet Union. You have socializm where nobody makes any money, so the only way to make ends meet is under the table.