The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. – Benjamin Franklin
Representatives from the Kushner family descended upon the Ritz Carlton in Beijing to pitch wealthy Chinese the EB-5 visa program aka crony capitalism.
Nicole Kushner, Jared’s sister, was alleged to be in attendance.
The pitch was “Invest early, and you will invest under the old rules,” according to the Washington Post.
The event, which was closed to foreign press, was hosted by the Chinese company Qiaowai — who is working on behalf of the Kushner family for one of their projects in New Jersey.
– Kushner Companies Seen Hawking Shady U.S. Visa Buying Residency Program to Wealthy Chinese:
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.
– Frédéric Bastiat
I’ve written about the EB-5 visa program previously, something I consider a total racket that allows wealthy foreigners to buy their way into U.S. residency while funding real estate catering to, you guessed it, wealthy Americans. It’s more or less a system by which really rich people abuse a government program simply to help out other really rich people. What a country.
This wasn’t always the case. In fact the EB-5 visa program was originally meant to connect wealthy foreigns with projects to help the less fortunate here at home. Naturally, the entire thing has been completely corrupted.
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