We exist in a system that prioritizes power and profit over human life and encourages the continuance of war, a corrupt dynamic between our bureaucracies and capitalism known as the military-industrial complex. ... He is analogous to the modern day entrepreneur due to his resourcefulness, and he eventually manages to turn his Syndicate into an international entity capable of powering entire economies. ... Milo's influence over the bureaucratic/ political realm reinforces every notion that money buys power, which Heller argues are the roots of all evil. ... They frequently abuse their powe...

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More importantly, the study of political economy analyzes the distribution of power and wealth and the nature of the state. ... Machiavelli doesn't specifically describe the role of a state in an economy; however, based on his description of the state and its insatiable desire for power, the state would hold all power, whether it be political or economic. ... Machiavelli explains that power should be acquired by any means possible, but in order for a ruler to contain his power, he must keep his people content. ... Men are distinct, he says, in that they are concerned with glory – wh...

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Sinclair writes: ...He, Scully, would elect him with the "sheeny's" money, and the Republicans might have the glory.... ... It is Capitalism along with greed and power that leads to the corruption in government. ...

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