An American politician and a Russian politician are having dinner They are eating at the American politician's house in suburban Virginia. A 6 bedroom house with a 2 Mercedes Benz at the front. And a 500 square foot garden. The Russian politician remarked how nice his house was and how he was able to afford it. The American politician said: "see that highway over there? It was meant to have 4 lanes instead of three" A few months later the Russian politician invited the American over to his dacha outside Moscow. When the American arrived he saw the Russian had a 30 bedroom mansion with a massive garden with bodyguards and a Lambo, a Porsche and a few Mercedes Gelandewagen SUV's at the front. Later, when the American and the Russian were having the finest grilled lamb steak along with freshly caught sturgeon and the finest Russian black caviar, the American asked "how could you afford all of this?" To which the Russian replied: "See that bridge there?" Confused the American said: "what bridge?" "Exactly" the Russian said