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To the surprise of absolutely nobody.



Apparently to the surprise of many! Some people really are terminally gullible.


How can you tell if a rich/powerful person is lying?

Rule of thumb: Their mouth is moving.


Rule of thumb: people don't get to be rich and powerful by being decent and honest.


This particular example inherited his fathers business, which was valuable enough that a half-share was sufficient to move him onto the Forbes 400 list.

Although his father also trained him not to be decent or honest.




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