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So what's in it for them?
Some people want to get rich.
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No, that's not the whole idea.
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ER
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9/9/2007 12:49:00 PM
Small/Big Mammal/Reptile
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nick hoffman
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9/10/2007 6:43:42 PM
re: Small/Big Mammal/Reptile
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ER
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9/10/2007 8:10:48 PM
I had a chance to own...
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Jody
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9/10/2007 3:56:04 PM
biting off more than they could chew.
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azstrummer
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9/10/2007 3:45:03 PM
Good post, Art...and I would like to add that...
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Jody
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9/11/2007 12:15:06 PM
Good point
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TB
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9/10/2007 6:52:20 PM
Sidebar
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ER
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9/10/2007 5:46:59 PM
An important distinction
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TB
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9/10/2007 6:57:57 PM
Heinlein on economics
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Robert
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9/10/2007 6:22:11 PM
re: Heinlein on economics
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ER
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9/10/2007 6:41:37 PM
The wise man doesn't know how markets work.
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TB
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9/10/2007 7:05:14 PM
It is a story, and a believable one.
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alcaray
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9/10/2007 1:47:23 AM
re: No, that's not the whole idea.
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SDAI-Tech1
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9/9/2007 11:47:32 PM
its an advertisement for commerical loans
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Barl
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9/9/2007 11:26:11 PM
re: No, that's not the whole idea.
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RobVG
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9/9/2007 8:12:30 PM
re: No, that's not the whole idea.
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ER
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9/9/2007 9:23:01 PM
I'm on your side.
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RobVG
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9/10/2007 5:49:50 AM
Cultural values
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ER
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9/10/2007 10:47:07 AM
That is indeed a cultural paradigm.
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TB
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9/9/2007 6:45:00 PM
what it was about
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FrankC
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9/10/2007 6:26:09 PM
re: what it was about
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ER
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9/10/2007 7:55:58 PM
So what's in it for them?
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ER
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9/9/2007 8:01:57 PM
Some people want to get rich.
(n/t)
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alcaray
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9/10/2007 4:48:23 PM
No "right" answer.
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TB
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9/9/2007 10:18:20 PM
Companies grow for a reason.
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Lee
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9/9/2007 9:56:30 PM
virtual monopolies
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Robert
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9/10/2007 5:01:39 PM
Odd. I didn't buy an IPhone.
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TB
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9/10/2007 7:18:03 PM
Could also lead to competition...
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RobVG
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9/10/2007 5:51:11 AM
Which is why you better grow.
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Lee
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9/11/2007 12:05:53 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.