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And he said, the half-billion dollar boat is, in his words, quite nice.

It's become the new arena for seeing how power is exhibited and

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From Wall Street to Washington, the United States is starting to look less like a democracy

and more like an oligarchy, where wealth buys influence, power floats on the open sea,

literally, because nothing says I've power floats on the open sea, literally,

because nothing says I've arrived quite like a super yacht. Those floating palaces selling faster

than ever, with waiting lists that stretch for years and features that make luxury hotels

look modest. These boats are not just toys, they're boardrooms, safe havens from paparazzi,

and billion-dollar networking hubs, where one good

deal can pay for the whole vessel. Presidents, billionaires, and celebrities all mingle on these decks,

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