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But it's also a bit of blackmail. They're threatening the town with the loss of income and jobs if they don't do what they tell them to do.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Oct 12 '11, 09:05

Why the situation is like that is inconsequential. They either get what they want or there will be problems for the town. Sounds like blackmail.

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- I understand leverage but there seems to be a fine line between leverage and extortion in some cases. - Krusty Oct 12, 09:17 2
  - When I have leverage, it's leverage. When the other person has leverage, it's extortion - Roger More Oct 12, 09:19 1
    - Psych! -- nm - con_carne Oct 12, 09:20
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It's a negotiation. Blackmail is is when I say that I will reveal something embarrasing about you, unless you meet my demands. -- nm - Roger More Oct 12, 09:07 1
- Apparently it also means coercion involving threats for the purpose of taking someone's property or money. - Krusty Oct 12, 09:11
that's extortion, not blackmail, iinm. -- nm - znufrii Oct 12, 09:06 1
- That's the word I was looking for. I knew blackmail wasn't exactly right. - Krusty Oct 12, 09:09

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