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1StrongBlackMan

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3. Actually ...

Reply to treestar (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:06 AM

Jul 2012

I'd say the romney's involvement with Bain is an exemplar of that argument ... And moreso, because the Bain model made him the businessman's businessman; unconnected to any business, but making money by forcing/convincing other businessmen into the position of "not throwing good money after bad."

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