When you go to your local police officer, your police chief in the town you live in, big or small, he will tell you the vast majority of the weapons recovered at a crime scene are either stolen weapons, and/or they have been 'lost' or stolen.
I've known and continue to know every one of these major world leaders by their first names, and I have access to them.
Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.
Unions did in fact build the middle class. And here's what that did. That built the United States of America as we know it.
Life is a matter of really tough choices.
In the 21st century, the countries that thrive will be the ones where citizens know their voices will be heard because the institutions are transparent.