Moses made scores of loyalists millionaires through Triborough patronage

Evidence

The courtiers and courtesans of this empire wallowed in an almost Carthaginian luxury. Favored secretaries, for example, had not only bigger cars than city commissioners (as well as round-the-clock chauffeurs so that they could be on call twenty-four hours a day) but also higher salaries. As for the men closest to the throne, the cadre of Triborough administrators known as “Moses Men,” not even his most suspicious critics ever came close to guessing the extent of the wealth he poured into their hands. He made not a handful but scores of men—a low-salaried draftsman who caught his eye, a struggling young hot-dog seller, architects, engineers, contractors, bankers, restaurateurs, concessionaires, developers—millionaires and multimillionaires. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 72

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Broader Connections

• Moses’ merit system threatened the careers of decades of loyal patronage workers #expands (0.72) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 336