68. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits U.S. firms from giving bribes in foreign countries, although giving bribes is customary in some countries and non-U.S. companies operating in foreign countries may not be similarly restricted.

Thus, adherence to the FCPA could make competing with non-U.S.

firms more difficult in foreign countries.

Do you think that bribery should be considered so ethically repugnant to Americans that companies are asked to forego a foreign custom and, hence, the profits that could be obtained through observance of the custom? Prepare both a pro and a con position for your answer, assuming you will be asked to defend one position or the other.