Bribery is the coin of the realm in all third world countries.
That includes the US.
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Let me think:
I short ‘Oil Stocks’ the announce the government is going to ban oil. Oil Stocks tumble on the Market and the man who shorted the stocks makes millions.
Then you buy the stocks of the companies who own certain leasing rights in Alaska. You buy their stocks at rock bottom prices and then announce they will be allowed to drill. Then you make millions more as the price sky rockets.
This has been going on since Biden was first elected to office 50 years ago.