Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT among the common forms of corruption practiced by the wealthy railroad barons?
A) bribing judges and state legislatures
B) forcing their employees to buy railroad company stock
C) providing free railroad passes to journalists and politicians
D) watering railroad stocks and bonds in order to sell them at inflated prices
E) receiving kickbacks from powerful shippers
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