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  • Jack Lew and Citigroup: How the Corrupt Rich Get Richer with Cronyism

    03/01/2013 9:29:57 AM PST · by Kaslin · 5 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | March 1, 2013 | Daniel J. Mitchell
    If you’re an amoral person with political connections, it’s possible to make a lot of money. Warren Buffett lined his pockets by making a government-subsidized investment in Goldman Sachs during the financial crisis.The rest of us suffered and he got richer, but the left seems to be okay with that perverse form of redistribution because he supports class-warfare tax hikes. Sort of like buying an indulgence in the Middle Ages.Hey, nice work if you can get it.But Buffett may be an amateur compared to the crony capitalists at Citigroup.The just-confirmed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was given a huge bonus for...