• ramsorge@discuss.online
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    10 days ago

    It doesn’t imply a significant expense. My grandfather used to tell us a story of how he paid what was basically a mafia a monthly fee so his barber shop wouldn’t get broken into. I forgot the exact amount, but is was like $500/m or something.

    Trump also deals in these “small” transactions. Get a hundred of them and it adds up.

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        9 days ago

        I do agree with you. I guess maybe this is more like chips on a table? Like an ante, a bet?

        Either way I think we can both agree it’s shady