How can the entitlement to a job that permits paying a bribe be determined? Does merely possessing the academic qualification and the ability to perform the work efficiently grant one the status of entitlement, or does the existence of someone more entitled make it difficult to ascertain, given that thousands share the same specialization? Is work an acquired social right for a human being as long as competence and trustworthiness are available?
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If the state is unable to accommodate graduates of equal competence, then justice dictates that lots be drawn among them to determine who gets the opportunity. If a lottery is not available, then there is no objection to a student using intercession (wasta) to obtain their right to work, even if this leads to depriving others who are equally deserving, because they are taking their own right and not taking the right of others.
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