Once upon a time, I believed the American dream pertained to everyone. Sadly, I have been progressively deterred from that opinion. What woke me up? Bernie! My worldview will never be the same. Regretfully, when having my eyes opened widely, I began detecting more and more corruption. Many of you caught on to this miasma of politico-social events long before I have. Congratulations to all.

Although reading published articles is always much, much faster than watching a video, videos give a much more complete exposition of the subject in almost all cases. So while time-consuming, my preference is for video perhaps because I learn better with the combination of sight and sound. This essay is based upon three recent videos, which will be enumerated below. Watch them if you wish, or perhaps read this essay as is, however you prefer.

vig (plural vigs)
Abbreviation of vigorish
(slang) A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.

What is the vig on Wall Street?
Specifically, what is the government's cut from this rigged casino?

Has this topic been essayed here?

I haven't seen anything about CGI here or Common Dreams.

Apparently, the Clintons are closing the CGI. Funding is down. Some excerpts from one article:

http://observer.com/2017/01/the-clinton-foundation-shuts-down-clinton-gl...

In the realm of you can't make this shit up, I present to you exhibit A of the Democratic Party's imminent death. Idiots and charlatans, the whole lot.

Hillary Clinton shouldn't go on a "thank-you" tour, but a "I'm sorry" tour... she owes the whole fucking country an apology for Heir Pumpkinfuehrer.

First lets get Hillary Clinton's viewpoint