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17. It's Not An Inappropriate Comparison.....

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 09:49 AM

Jan 2015

there are a lot of similarities. Instead of Loan Sharking and Prostitution and Protection they have found analogous behaviors in running for office and running the government.

Christie, along with many republicans, seem to be using the "bust out" tactic with public pensions, and public education right now. Just like in this episode of The Sopranos.

A "bust out" is a common tactic in the organized crime world, wherein a business' assets and lines of credit are exploited and exhausted to the point of bankruptcy. Richie and Tony profit from busting out Davey Scatino's sporting goods store in this episode.

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