Follow the money?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="trail">trail</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="Follow">Follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="trail">trail</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifeblood">lifeblood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="democracies">democracies</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="backers">backers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contributors">contributors</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>.</p><p><span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trick">trick</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Macau">Macau</span>. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="traces">traces</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="today">today</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="propeller">propeller</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="wheeling">wheeling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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