Reply #30: bu$h the businessman:

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Bush the businessman:


What did we learn from this exercise?
1. Failed businessman Bush was rescued multiple times because he was the son of a politically powerful father.
2. How Bush got rich:
o He was invited to be a part owner of the Texas Rangers because his last name was Bush.
o He was able to secure his partnership in the team through the questionable sale of Harken stock.
o The Rangers got government to pay for, and confiscate, assets that enriched the team.
o Bush assisted in the effort to get government financial and legal support for the Rangers, and was rewarded with additional shares in the team.
o When governor, his support of Hicks management of state university finances was a factor in Hicks later paying handsomely for the Rangers.