>I also don't understand how it's not a conflict of interest to award his own company that contract? This kind of inside dealing is just the status quo in amer

>I also don't understand how it's not a conflict of interest to award his own company that contract? This kind of inside dealing is just the status quo in american businesses today. Every CEO is on the board of the companies where their board members are CEOs. Really easy to get your board to approve a comp increase when they know you will do the same for them. Big business is a social club and you ain't in it.