Le$$ons from the Great Cheaters
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Blagojevich Gets 14 Years
Shopping Malls Track You Via Cellphone
Merck Pays Tiny $1B Fine
Banker Says Exploitation is the Purpose of Banking
$7.7 Trillion in Secret Loans
Too Much Arsenic in Juice Forces FDA to… Lower Standards for Arsenic in Juice
MF Global, Meet Enron. Enron, MF Global
Why Kids Cheat on the SAT: an academic study & a Forbes one
The Cheater Says: So many cheats, so little time…
Greece’s Tax Evaders Push European Economy To The Brink
The Cheater Says: You see, if enough of us cheat, we can Change. The. World. To paraphrase Darth Vader: “Join me, Cheaters, and together, we can rule The Galaxy, Inc.”
Bloomberg Lists History’s Greatest Financial Scandals
The Cheater Says: Read ‘em and reap… reap the lessons, reap the rewards, reap the keys to getting rich cheating.
“Biggest Fish Face Little Risk of Being Caught”
The Cheater Says: There are two le$$ons in this.
1. Go big, or go home. Small crime - like petty theft to feed a family - gets punished. Big crime - like scamming the country into ruin - doesn’t.
2. You might get caught cheating… but that doesn’t mean you’ll get punished cheating. In fact, getting caught cheating is just an opportunity to cheat even more. In China, the word “problem” is the same as the word “opportunity.”
We should listen to China: They have all our money.
Ex-Banker Gives Data on Tax Evasion to Wikileaks
The Cheater Says: Don’t worry about it, cheaters, just do some not-at-all-guilt-ridden prep like Bank of America did. Remember, you can’t spell “making millions by cheating on your taxes” without “cheating on your taxes.”
The Cheater Says: … and once he’s done making million$ for his college, the SEC, the NCAA, the BCS, the major TV networks and their sponsors, he’ll go make a a bundle for himself in the NFL. It’s a cheating win-win-winwinwin.
The Cheater Says: Hey, new friends. Wanna make A LOT of money?
- Read the blog
- Buy the book
- Attend the seminar
You’re welcome.
Japan’s Sumos In Gambling Scandal
The Cheater Says: Good strategy… be so ingrained in the national identity that your cheating will be hard to accept. (“Got it” - MLB, counting receipts). Also, be 500 pounds. (“Mmmf mmfff” - Prince Fielder, stuffing his face).
Sarah Palin’s Defense Fund Was Illegal
The Cheater Says: Just using the word “official” can raise $400,000? Who knew? (Answer: Palin)
