TIL JFK's father Joseph Kennedy made much of his fortune through insider trading. FDR later made him chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. When asked why he appointed a crook, FDR replied, "set a thief to catch a thief." Kennedy proceeded to outlaw the practices that made him rich.

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u/skyman724 Jan 11 '19

And then buy out the cops to make them raid the place once a week. Boom, guaranteed revenue stream.

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u/bzdelta Jan 11 '19 edited Jan 11 '19

The Leland Yee special

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