There was a rich man who went up to a woman at a party and asked her, "If I gave you a million dollars, would you have sex with me?"

The woman laughed and said "Sure!"

The rich man asked her "Would you have sex with me for a hundred dollars?"

The woman gasped, offended, and exclaimed, "I'm no prostitute!"

The rich man said "Ma'am, we've already established that you're a prostitute; the only question is as to price."

Power is the ability to induce others to do what you want. Wealth can induce others to do what you want. Therefore, wealth is power.