Crony used in a sentence

Crony in a sentence as a noun

There shouldn't be a question at all: A nexus of crony capitalism has emerged in the past 12-15 years.

I don't think crony capitalism with fascist tendencies and no social safety net seems like what you'd want.

But then, you'll eventually end up in that crony capitalism... unless something or someone stops you.

What evidence do you have of Buffett benefiting from government programs, or having taken advantage of cronyism?

Honest question he very well may have significantly increased his wealth from connections with other "crony capitalists".

It's crony capitalism / government enforced oligarchies where there _is_ no market rate...

These crony capitalists pay over some money to the politicians, but these extreme barriers to competitive entry in many fields allow them to rake in the profits.

And a bigger government doesn't have to only benefit "crony capitalists"...I don't understand why a holistic view is so rarely considered in these discussions.

> A bigger government benefits crony capitalists like Buffet, because they > have sufficient power and influence to ensure that the goodies that can > be redistributed by the Leviathan are steered their way.

The stories you hear from those places are becoming eerily familiar: a guy from South America told me how over there all entrepreneurs are rich kids, legacies from generations of crony capitalism and favoritism.

I think this decision by Abe's government will inevitably impact Japan's struggling economy - crony politics is notorious in Japan, something which contributed to the design and layout flaws of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.

He didn't respond to you by accusing you of favoring the caste system -- why are you accusing him of, first, racism, then favoring only crony capitalism?I have several Indian friends who've expressed approximately the sentiments that he did about the average Indian business, specifically very hierarchical management compared to American culture, which is indeed problematic in settings of knowledge workers -- you don't manage them the way you manage an assembly line.