This is why we hate career politicians. Democrat Senator Feinstein shows us how #cronycapitalism steals from the American taxpayer: The US Postal Service plans to sell 56 buildings — so it can lease space more expensively — and the real estate company of the California senator’s husband, Richard Blum, is set to pocket about $1 billion in commissions. Blum’s company, CBRE, was selected in March 2011 as the sole real estate agent on sales expected to fetch $19 billion. Most voters didn’t notice that Blum is a member of CBRE’s board and served as chairman from 2001 to 2014.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:12:22 +0000
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