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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
do i understand from your statement host that corruption and inequality are wrapped togethere like a DNA strand?
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That was the main point on the research I shared about John McCain's decision to change his life.....give up his 22 year Naval career.....trade it in for a "no show" VP job at his "mobbed up" father-in-law's beer distributorship. That decision was the foundation for McCain initiating his second career as a federal elected official. The VP "job" gave him the opportunity to meet all he needed to, in his new home in the state of Arizona. Father-in-law Hensley was the protege of the wealthiest man in the state, Kemper Marley, who also happened to be the most powerful political and organized crime figure. Hensley himself became the 12th wealthiest Arizonan.
After meeting everyone in Hensley's rolodex (Hensley was known as the lobbying "king"), McCain's campaigns were bankrolled by....Hensley. Today, McCain enjoys a net worth estimated between $50 and $100 million, all of that money originated with Hensley's initial stake.....his proceeds from organized crime activity of the 40s and 50s....
It's an example of "the American Dream", Cynthetiq....some "do it" from the bottom up, like Hensley....some from the "middle up", like McCain....and some do it from the top down....squeezing suppliers, threatening local zoning officials and usurping eminent domain power in order to expand, using enormous clout to influence minimum wage, workplace safety and welfare enforcement.....even locking workers in the building, overnight, like Walmart.
The Bush family war profiteering speaks for itself....just follow the money!