| Offers of bribery payments: | Offers to pay extortion (when competitors are also willing to pay): | |
| a | May be an attempt to gain unfair advantage... | Are not attempts at unfair advantage (because competitors would pay them too). |
| b | Accepting the bribe often corrupts the official's moral character... | Extortionists already have a bad character. |
| c | Often have bad economic affects (by defeating competition) | Are not economically harmful (and may even restore competition). |
| d | Compel one to falsify corporate financial records. | Doesn't require falsification of records (or, in the case of economic extortion, would not if it were legal). |
| e | Entice others to do wrong
(violating the duties of one's position) is often wrong |
Do not entice others to do wrong (but...) |