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Pay up if you want the business
As the seemingly never-ending story of Governor Rod Blagojevich continues to unfold, the majority of the press is just now starting to shine a brighter light on “pay to play.” Funny how things work.
Pay to play is NOTHING new to business, especially small business. Ask the average small business about their success rate on securing contracts from the individual states’, including the ones that they are based in, and the results may surprise you. The reality is that if you are not a significant candidate or party contributor, or qualify as a set-aside (minority and immigrant owned, etc.) designated business, your likelihood of doing business with most states’, as a direct contractor is extremely slim.
While “Blago-Gate” continues to unfold, it would be wonderful if the media decided to turn some of their attention on the many yet unexplored areas of “pay to play”, that includes the Federal Government. One of my fellow Examiners wrote an interesting piece that covers payola as well as government ethics in general.
Small business enterprises have enough challenges to overcome, being hamstrung by favoritism and an unlevel playing field in an attempt to secure government work should not be one of those obstacles.
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