Of tens of billions of dollars, only to collapse. All of the companies founders are now in prison. And even more recent examples include that of Crypto Currency Exchange f t x. And if its founder sam bagman free, how great would it be to be a billionaire in your twenties . And if youre not saying bagman fried how great would it be to latch on to someone like him and make millions of dollars for an investment of a fraction of that amount. But thats not real life. The kind of strategy will always catch up to you. Bill black is an associate professor of economics and law at the university of missouri at kansas city where he teaches white collar crime, public finance, Anti Trust Law and economics, as well as latin american development. Hes a former executive director of the institute for fraud prevention. He has taught at the lyndon b. Johnson school of Public Affairs at the university of texas at austin. As all is at santa clara university. Professor black was litigation director at the F
The, one of the fatal flaws with unrestricted capitalism is the desire to get rich as quickly as possible while putting in the least amount of work possible. Its a practice that plays on the inherent reading is that most people have who wouldnt want to get rich quick, who doesnt see himself or herself as a corporate leader under the right circumstances. Doesnt fantasize about investing in facebook, google, microsoft for amazon on the very 1st day that those companies werent public . Who doesnt wish that he was boring buffet. But that kind of intellectual laziness, trying to predict the next big thing rather than putting in the work will always come back to bite you. Im john curiosity. Welcome to the whistle blowers the. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 get rich, quick schemes are common place in the United States with a blind trust in barely regulated capitalism. Everybody, regardless of economic background, education level, age or anything else, believes that they have the ability to become welfare. T
Consistent on, it is dehumanizing immigrants. His rhetoric is getting worse, teetering on the brink of dangerous. Plus the growing movement in washington on the israel policy. And after helping to take away their right to choose, some texas judges may learn the hard way you shouldnt mess with texas women. Lets do it. Im ayman. In 2015, then candidate donald trump launched his bid for presidency at trump tower by speaking in dehumanizing terms about mexican immigrants. Nine years later, we saw trump this week campaigning for a second term in grand rapids michigan, flanked by Law Enforcement officers, he repeated his baseless claim that countries are sending quote prisoners, murders, drug dealers, mental patients and terrorists into the u. S. He said of migrants accused of crime, they are not humans, they are animals. In front of a crowd of cheering supporters, he painted a dystopian story of immigrants quote crawling through your windows and ransacking your drawers where they loot the j
Politics, Paul Wellstone told us, is about the improvement of peoples lives. I know that the work i have been able to do has improved peoples lives. I would do it all over again in a heart beat. For a decade, now, every time i would get tired or discouraged or frustrated, i would think about the people i was doing this for and would get me back up on my feet. I know the same will be true for everyone who decides to pursue a politics that is that he would decide to he said that this was the best experience of his career. And that he would fight on for the rights of all americans as a private citizen. I want to go to our nancy cordes. Chief Congressional Correspondent whos on capitol hill. Youve been following this since day one. Quite an emotional speech from the senator who up until a couple of weeks ago believed that he could still caponize job. Reporter right its a big keep his job. Reporter right, its a big blow to the Democratic Party at large. Democrats who though they believe thi
The hearing will come to order. The Committee Meets today to receive testimony on the is policy and strategy in the middle east. First of all and foremost i want to submit for the record the statement by chairman mccain who is not here today. We are enjoying this morning by a group we all know well. We have all been before the committee. As i mentioned a minute ago and i think most of the members of this committee had seen you in action in the field and ambassador ryan crocker, you have been a diplomat in residence, Woodrow Wilson school of Public Affairs chris university. He has been all over the map and ambassador eric edelman, Counselors Center for strategic and budgetary assessment. By macaque this is your ninth appearance before this committee. Does that sound right to you . Yes. And ambassador james jeffrey, distinguished fellow, university of Washington Institute for near east policy. I remember being with you in turkey and other places. Of course, ambassador stuart jones, Vice