Posted on 05/19/2011 11:58:15 AM PDT by george76
What analysis I was expecting to see but haven’t is the comparison to mafia protection money.
The mafia comes in to an area and everyone is subject to a beat down.
However if you give protection money, you get a waiver for the smack down.
This is exactly like that.
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