Well, the “real money” is in buying (and selling) politicians, which is what Elon Musk has been doing for years; despite all of his whining and bitching about government handouts and how unfair it is to make him pay taxes when he does so much for the economy by creating jobs, his companies have been the recipient of extraordinary amounts of federal and state subsidies, tax breaks, and handouts. It turns out the P/E ratio of buying a politician is better than pretty much any other commodity, and even those who would like to be above the ethical morass are hard put to raise election funds without bending the knee to somebody. But many congresspeople (on both sides of the aisle) are happy to take lobbyist handouts, accept 529 endorsements worth millions, and use their privileged position to make favorable trades on the stock market, and just endure Liz Warren screeching in the background about how they are here to serve the public and should be obliged to maintain both the appearance and actuality of ethical conduct.
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