I like the donate to farmers argument. I donated my last bonus to my local MP because he thought AJ was a genius. I told him all I asked for my money was that someone who had worked for an Australian Icon for xx years felt so strongly about the issue that he (and he is a real ‘he’ before HR jump down my throat) should remember my gift when next he thinks about his Chairman’s Lounge access and how much the giver has extracted for him(not sure about that) self. Of course I paid the sticker price of the donation, not the after tax, staff travel, super figure....
i did did say I felt dirty accepting bribes from someone I considered a thief. I think I made a point.