H2Andy
Contributor
the 1,000 fold comes from US standards. you can turn a $10,000 donation to
a political campaign into $10,000,000 of public funding (that's a drop in the bucket)
in pork. i imagine it's about the same in Japan.
there is no money in whaling. there is money in receiving $10,000,000 in
government subsidies and "kicking back" $10,000 to the various politicians who
helped you.
you do need a "cover business," and whaling provides just that. there are hundreds
of other examples, but they all basically boil down to the same thing: an excahnge of
public money for a pittance back in campaign contributions.
look at the "Duke" Cunningham story and the ethanol subsidies in the US for more info.
a political campaign into $10,000,000 of public funding (that's a drop in the bucket)
in pork. i imagine it's about the same in Japan.
there is no money in whaling. there is money in receiving $10,000,000 in
government subsidies and "kicking back" $10,000 to the various politicians who
helped you.
you do need a "cover business," and whaling provides just that. there are hundreds
of other examples, but they all basically boil down to the same thing: an excahnge of
public money for a pittance back in campaign contributions.
look at the "Duke" Cunningham story and the ethanol subsidies in the US for more info.