profiteering

• “And you talk about companies being culpable not only for dealing directly with the South African government, but for what you call profiteering from apartheid, for supporting the apartheid system, which could be interpreted as any investment in the economy there ...”

  CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2002

• “Actually, deceiving people to perpetuate profiteering is very rightwing.”

  Think Progress » Steve King Blows Up, Physically Grabs TP Blogger When Asked About His Justification Of IRS Attack

• “To Republicans, war profiteering is just good national security policy.”

  Think Progress » Miss Beverly Hills tries to one-up Carrie Prejean, says it’s divine law that gays be put to death.

• “So how much profiteering is built into our heathcare system? demwit”

  Obama praises agreement to cut drug costs for senior citizens

• “Governments and international bodies must protect the real productive economy from excessive risk-taking, speculation, and short-term profiteering in the financial sector.”

  The Huffington Post: Nathan Gardels: Papandreou: "There Is a Real Danger in Global Austerity"

• “Global water profiteering is at the center of a global healthcare crisis that kills more people than AIDS or malaria.”

  Boing Boing

• “The entire setup glorifies short term profiteering, with corners sliced and vested interests served.”

  The Huffington Post: Hisham Wyne: Enterprise Is a State of Mind

• “High oil prices got nothing to do with OPEC but with a bunch of dudes in Wall St profiteering from the forward price of oil.”

  Bartlett rips McClellan, calls allegation 'total crap'

• “This sort of poor workmanship and war profiteering is wasteful, bad for morale, un-American, and gives aid and comfort to the terrorists.”

  Archive 2007-04-01

• “If she railed against oil companies profiteering from the high gas prices, she would have had more traction.”

  Sound Politics: Darcy Burner passes gas, burns Cantwell, Dicks, Larsen

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