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“Was that a ‘real question’ or a ‘rhetorical question’ and what is the context of this question?
The reason I ask is to determine how to answer it, instead of giving an answer full of moral platitudes and ethical values.
Depending on where you are and what the business environment values are, a referral fee commission may be viewed as a ‘bribe’ in certain situations, whereas a ‘bribe’ in another environment may be business as usual somewhere else.
The second part of the question ‘ becoming powerful’ is an enigma in itself to the person asking the question. So without knowing the context of this query I guess all answers are moot…”