Self-Made Man/Playing With: Difference between revisions

*** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections|make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.

*** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an [[Astroturf]] protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.

* '''Reconstructed''': ...so he devotes his life and fortune to serving the community, giving back to the impoverished classes he was once a part of.

* '''Zig Zagged''': A man calls himself a [[Self-Made Man]], but he inherited the business from his father. The business was very small when he inherited it, however, and he expanded it significantly... by following the plans laid out by his father... but wait, no, there were some corrections he made as he went along...

* '''Lampshaded''': "The guy turned a crazy little idea into a business empire! Say what you will about him, he's no idiot."

* '''Invoked''': "I might not be able to afford gold and diamonds now, but through wits and sweat, I'll be able to one day!"

* '''Discussed''': "Now, I'm what the stories call a [[Self-Made Man]]. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...

* '''Conversed''': ???