Cheap Shot?

It could, seemingly, only happen in the US! It's alleged that a gathering of 'Big oil' executives (a 'slick'?), at a private dinner, were offered a deal, they couldn't refuse. Giving the candidate $1bn in campaign donations, would save their 'industry' $110bn in tax, when/if he came to power. All those pesky 'green' restrictions, would also be immediately removed. This is eye-wateringly cheap on so many levels (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/donald-trump-big-oil-executives-alleged-deal-explained). One might ask why a planet has so little value? If true, it makes archetypal 'banana republics', look like comparative bastions of honesty and rectitude!