So, a direct estimation is not possible. I wonder then if some kind of parameter could be used to analyze that. I guess trying to be fair is better.
2011/12/14 Zell, Chris <chrisz...@wetmtv.com> > ** > How much government spending goes to the richest 1%? Very little, I > think. You have to allow for some *discretion, *for God's sake! > > They invest in Congress (lobbyists, re-election cash and outright bribes) > and get - not outright cash in return but rather legislation that inhibits > competition, or tax cuts, or regulations that protect their profits. Only > rarely does cash go directly to the rich, as with agricultural subsidies. > Michael Moore finally got a few brain cells working and realized (gasp!) > that President Obama was elected with huge does of cash from Too Big To > Fail Banks. (well, duh) > > By the way, bribery can be very easy and almost impossible to trace. In > the old days, they fixed a horse race and told a select few what race > 'looked good'. Today, they do it with stocks or commodity bets (ask > Hillary C. about this one). As 60 minutes pointed out this past month, > insider trading is legal for Congressmen. > -- Daniel Rocha - RJ danieldi...@gmail.com
