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Old 08-11-2008, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
My point is that the people who scream when a private company, after investing time/money/effort, makes a profit, don't seem to care that the gov't makes 2x that reported profit for doing nothing.

Here's a clue folks:

Private companies are in business to make money.

I show up every morning to open the doors so that when I close the doors for the evening, I have more money in pocket than when I started the day.

That is how captialism works.
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
My point is that the people who scream when a private company, after investing time/money/effort, makes a profit, don't seem to care that the gov't makes 2x that reported profit for doing nothing.

Here's a clue folks:

Private companies are in business to make money.

I show up every morning to open the doors so that when I close the doors for the evening, I have more money in pocket than when I started the day.

That is how captialism works.
I see what you're saying. It is a weird phenomenon.
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