Political Corruption is the the FASTEST way to Get Rich

Discussion in 'Politics' started by aeliodon, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. First of all this thread is in the right section because it deals with economics and and wealth primarily and politics only secondarily.

    I think the fastest and surest way to get rich in any country is to collect an earmark.

    The US alone probably allocates 100 billion a year on earmarks.

    All you have to do is get a tiny fraction of that - $10 million and no one will even notice or care cause that's too small to even be a rounding error in the federal budget.

    When most people think rich they think actors, athletes, entrepreneurs.

    However, I suspect that there is a whole class of politically connected people out there that are raking it in thru earmarks and other forms of graft.

    Governments lose track of hundreds of billions of dollars every year - that money ends up in someone's pocket.

    What if the Forbes 500 list was just a smokescreen to hide the real wealth that political corruption brings. Let people read the Forbes 500 and be satisfied with the idea that they too can make it on that list with enough talent, hard work, or smarts. Meanwhile there is a whole class of people that get billions wired into they accounts directly from the Treasury.

    And this is true for every single country.

    I bet there are vast sums of money out there that are hidden - billionaires that no one even heard of because you'll never find them on the Forbes 500 list.

    It pays to be politically connected. I'm gonna donate some money to my senator and then ask if I can get 10 million to research whether Efficient Market Hypothesis is true or not.
     
  2. I'm gonna donate some money to my senator and then ask if I can get 10 million to research whether Efficient Market Hypothesis is true or not.

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    Probably one would just write a grant application but I'd suggest "Global Warming: The Efficient Market Hypothesis is it true or not?" sounds catchy and contains the obligatory question mark and cause du jour.
     
  3. Actually in some of the developing countries....one of the only ways to gain true wealth ....is through politics....

    And no....this is no joke....
     
  4. piezoe

    piezoe

    You are apparently an experienced grant application writer. Here is a suggestion to improve your chances even more: try to work the prefix "nano" into your title. :D
     
  5. dcvtss

    dcvtss

    I'd like to submit an application to study the feasibility of solar energy projects at US beach resorts by measuring melanin production in human skin. I only require 5 million a year. :)
     
  6. spersky

    spersky

    Actually the best way to get that grant money is to title the research, " The effect effecient markets on Global Warming."
     
  7. Except most of the Congresses over the last 60 years have been Democrat controlled, which washes away your theory. And the Dem earmarks are notorious, including Robert Byrd.

    And how many of Obama's nominees have had tax problems again???
     
  8. Obama picked Geithner to be Secretary of Treasury and the fucker didn't even pay his taxes.

    Obama also had a number of other appointees with tax issues.
     
  9. TGregg

    TGregg

    There's one crucial difference between the "perks" democrats and republicans get - democrats also get sex.
     
  10. MGJ

    MGJ

    Marrying a billionaire is pretty fast too. In fact it may be faster than political corruption.
     
    #10     Mar 11, 2009