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In America, we all like to believe that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and get ahead. This has been the major sales pitch in living in a free society with open markets. To an extent its true, but when it comes down to making the big bucks, having influence and knowing people in high places takes precedence over hard work. Let me give you a few examples; 1) Last night my step-son called. He is going to school at a major university, and working at an elite country club. Supreme Court Judge Samuel Alito was a visitor at the club last night, and my step son was Judge Alito's personal waiter for the night. He said that Judge Alito was a great guy, and the judge was very interested in my step-son's experiences in Iraq when he was a soldier with the 82nd airborne. At the end of the evening, Judge Alito and my step-son were having a conversation when "a person of influence" from the law school approach Judge Alito, and attempted to interrupt the conversation. When this happened, Judge Alito held up his hand in front of the man's face and said, "excuse me, I'll be with you in just a moment." After finishing the conversation with my step-son, Alito then gave the VIP from the law school his attention. The VIP was very angry that Alito did not cut-off the conversation with my step-son when he tried to interrupt. After Judge Alito left for the night, the law school VIP told the country club executives to not have my step-son on the premises of country club the following night when Judge Alito returns for dinner. This folks is clearly an abuse of power. My step-son is an Iraq War veteran, who received the bronze "V" for valor. He went on missions with "Delta Force" after his heroic acts were recognized by the elite group, and a half pint VIP from the law school pulled rank on him because Judge Alito would not allow the conversation with my step-son to be interrupted. Tell me this wouldn't piss you off. In my younger days (maybe even now), the law school VIP would have left the country club with a busted lip. This reminds me of a quote by Hannibal Lectur (played by Anthony Hopkins) in the movie Hannibal; “People don't always tell you what they are thinking. They just see that you don't succeed in life". We all saw this same kind of abuse in the financial markets in 1999-2000.

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