Ah, it's great to live in a free country where anyone can lift themselves up by their own bootstraps and someday get a $400 million golden parachute when retiring from Exxon.
But an even better example of the big benefits of big business in the good ole US of A is the exciting news that Halliburton has been awarded a $385 million contract to build large-scale detention centers in case of an "emergency influx" of immigrants.
This is a win-win. Not only does Halliburton get to benefit and build on their best year of profits ever, but now we have a place to put all those pesky illegal immigrants, evildoers and naysayers.
Link to the story after the fold:
Read More