07-15-2011, 04:47 PM
(07-06-2011, 06:03 PM)nathanbenyosef Wrote: This little habit is spread over the whole world. Isn't it a nonsens?
What does the Talmud say about that? Is the keymaker 'hayav (presured) to pay a comission to the man who sent him a client? If yes, everybody should start asking for comissions for every little help one provides!!! If no, the system we live in is sick.
Of course the Talmud/Torah Law does not sanction such one-sided behavior as you are describing. What you are describing borders on extortion. Extortion is prohibited for Jews, and likewise for Gentiles it is forbidden as a type of theft. (See "The Divine Code," 2nd Edition, Part 7.)
The payment of a commission is a type of business transaction, and a proper ("kosher") business transaction - including authorized work on commission - is based on a contract of mutual agreement between the transacting parties. This contract may be either written or understood.