Reports from Russia are scary. Organized crime is so powerful that it is nearly impossible to do business without paying them off.
Businessmen have little choice but to pay the mob extortion money.
Thank goodness things are different in America. A report issued by the Committee for Economic Development, a business group, makes clear that businessmen are being pressured to make political contributions. Especially if they're a regulated industry, they have no choice but to play the game. This political extortion racket is immoral. And it hurts not just business but all of us as consumers.