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4th law of robotics

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7. It's like going to Vegas with someone elses money

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #5)

Tue May 15, 2012, 04:56 PM

May 2012

and if you win . . . it's all yours. If you lose, you at least get back what you started with. And you're free to repeat this as often as you like.

Who wouldn't gamble recklessly in that scenario?

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Romney re JP Morgan Losses: "Unfortunate part of a free market economy." [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

Just like the private equity market? kentuck May 2012 #1

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What about when banks fuck up so bad that they need tax payer money to be bailed? Cali_Democrat May 2012 #5

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