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.As Vice President or President, he couldn't very well disqualify himself every time a policy decisionpotentially affected Chase Manhattan Bank.He would be out of work if he did.Even if Rockefeller tooka vow of poverty, this empire would remain intact, still dominated by his family.But the Rockefeller wealth goes beyond this conflict - of - interest question.What would a middle-level bureaucrat do, for instance, if he knew he was regulating the President'sfamily fortune? Would a senator or congressman be able to resist the combined might of the WhiteHouse and Wall Street's second-largest bank, not to mention all the corporations which do businessthere?Rocky buried the entire issue, as far as Congress was concerned, when he asked:"Am I the kind of manwho would use his wealth improperly in public office?" He knew that the question would satisfy thepoliticos on Capitol Hill, many of whom have received campaign donations from the RockefellerEmpire.Not one member of the judiciary Committee had the nerve to answer his rhetorical questionwith the resounding -Yes!- it so richly deserved.As we shall see, the Rockefeller family wants more money and more power.lt will use its privatefortune, its public position, and anything else it can to acquire it.The senior Rockefeller was a masterMachiavellian who began by scheming against local competitors and wound up scheming with cartelistsfor economic control of: the world.His heirs make his ploys look like the friendly bargaining of aSaturday afternoon garage sale.Back to table of contentsChapter FourProfit x Philanthropy = Power``Philanthropy is the essential element in the making ofRockefeller power.It gives the Rockefellers a pricelessreputation as public benefactors which the publicvalues so highly that power over public affairs isplaced in the Rockefellers' hands.Philanthropygenerates more power than wealth alone can provide.''-Myer KutzRockefeller PowerThe foundation ploy was one of the cleverest moves shrewd old John D.ever made-and he wasresponsible for some lulus.By the turn of the century the tactics he had used to create the Standard Oilmonopoly made his name synonymous with ruthless exploitation.He was known as John D.Reckafellow, with a worse reputation than Scrooge.He may have been the most hated man in America.In order to scrub up his image (and possibly assuage his alleged conscience), John D.hired Ivy Lee, thenation's most prestigious ad man of the day.Lee suggested that the aging gentleman offset his skinflintimage by starting to give away money.Scrooge was to be turned into an instant Santa Claus.To beginwith, Lee (the original Madison Avenue truth-twister) had Mr.Standard Oily carry around a pocketful ofdimes which he would strew before deliriously happy and grateful kiddies whenever he made one of hisinfrequent public appearances.Cynics observed that St.John ripped off money by the millions and doledit back a dime at a time.Well, not quite.He had an even more Machiavellian scheme in mind.He would "give-money away tofoundations under his control and then have those foundations spend the money in ways which broughteven more Power and profits to the Rockefeller Empire.The money "given away " would be bread castupon the waters.But bread that almost always had a hook in it.John D.Jr.was to refer to this as the -principle of scientific giving.The original Rockefeller foundation was established in 1901 and was called The Rockefeller Institute forMedical Research.It was set up as part of Lee's PR program to clean up the Rockefeller image.Doubtless the Rockefeller money has done much good in the field of public health and scientificresearch-although there are some who will give you a heated argument even here.**Those who believe that Rockefeller even in the health field is phony, point out the fact that Rockefellermonies have been used to degrade natural prevention of sickness and disease through vitamins andhealth foods and promote the use of drugs.Drugs are manufactured mainly from coal tar derivatives and,besides being in the oil business, the family has for decades been heavily invested in the giant drugmanufacturing concerns [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]