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Part One: Amway: The Gravedigger of Democracy

Behind the Bastards

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Amway - The American Way

Richard and jay started as independent neutral life distributors in 19 forty nine, right after world war two. The first amway product was a type of highly concentrated organic detergent that they bought from a detroit area scientist who'd fallen on hard times. Amway was successful early on, offering americans the chance to, quote, own a business of their own.

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