I guess because its other peoples money...
Even when you ‘gift’ other people’s money....you expect something. Legislative folks expect votes. City council folks approving infrastructure improvements....expect bribes from construction companies. At the end of each of these transactions...there’s a pay-back. What did AZ state think they were getting?
Go look at the current FIFA business. The FIFA idiots were going to get paid back with bribes. When the Democrats wrote up the new banking regulations...they were going to get campaign contributions. There’s always payback.