JimBowie1958
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But Hunter never held office!', I hear you say. Well that is not how the game works. There are few cash payoffs directly to a politician any more, it is to their nearest relative instead who acts as a conduit to the politician in services and goods purchased with the cash they get in 'charitable donations;, etc.
But what is Corporate Crony Capitalism? What is a political machine?
Crony capitalism - Wikipedia
Political machine - Wikipedia
This patronage system is what gets the Clintons and Bidens all their billions of USD donations from avid foreigners, hoping to purchase an inside track into our political system. They offer these incredulous dupes the illusion of access in return for huge cash payments that they may or may not be able to deliver on.
I made up this chart to illustrate the pieces of a typical corporate crony network with a political machine.
Hunter Biden is only the start of 'draining the swamp' and this is why Trumps phone call to the Ukrainian leader instigated the current unspecified 'impeachment inquiry' that is not an impeachment inquiry, as the Democra cronies dig for dirt on Trump, but that isn't digging dirt, that is protecting our Constitution, right?
But what is Corporate Crony Capitalism? What is a political machine?
Crony capitalism - Wikipedia
Crony capitalism is an economic system in which businesses thrive not as a result of risk, but rather as a return on money amassed through a nexus between a business class and the political class. This is often achieved by using state power rather than competition in managing permits, government grants, tax breaks, or other forms of state intervention[1][2] over resources where the state exercises monopolist control over public goods, for example, mining concessions for primary commodities or contracts for public works. Money is then made not merely by making a profit in the market, but through profiteering by rent seeking using this monopoly or oligopoly. Entrepreneurship and innovative practices which seek to reward risk are stifled since the value-added is little by crony businesses, as hardly anything of significant value is created by them, with transactions taking the form of trading. Crony capitalism spills over into the government, the politics, and the media,[3] when this nexus distorts the economy and affects society to an extent it corrupts public-serving economic, political, and social ideals.
Political machine - Wikipedia
The machine's power is based on the ability of the boss or group to get out the vote for their candidates on election day.
Although these elements are common to most political parties and organizations, they are essential to political machines, which rely on hierarchy and rewards for political power, often enforced by a strong party whip structure. Machines sometimes have a political boss, often rely on patronage, the spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control, and longstanding political ties within the structure of a representative democracy. Machines typically are organized on a permanent basis instead of a single election or event. The term may have a pejorative sense referring to corrupt political machines.
Although these elements are common to most political parties and organizations, they are essential to political machines, which rely on hierarchy and rewards for political power, often enforced by a strong party whip structure. Machines sometimes have a political boss, often rely on patronage, the spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control, and longstanding political ties within the structure of a representative democracy. Machines typically are organized on a permanent basis instead of a single election or event. The term may have a pejorative sense referring to corrupt political machines.
This patronage system is what gets the Clintons and Bidens all their billions of USD donations from avid foreigners, hoping to purchase an inside track into our political system. They offer these incredulous dupes the illusion of access in return for huge cash payments that they may or may not be able to deliver on.
I made up this chart to illustrate the pieces of a typical corporate crony network with a political machine.
Hunter Biden is only the start of 'draining the swamp' and this is why Trumps phone call to the Ukrainian leader instigated the current unspecified 'impeachment inquiry' that is not an impeachment inquiry, as the Democra cronies dig for dirt on Trump, but that isn't digging dirt, that is protecting our Constitution, right?
