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To: thackney
"Critics are quick to point out that Pickens’ agenda would promote his investments in natural gas and a company that makes natural gas vehicles. Others call that putting his money where his mouth is."

It's surprising that this forum, which promotes free enterprise, has so many Pickens haters on it. If there ever was a man who "put his money where his mouth is", it's T. Boone Pickens.

10 posted on 02/27/2013 7:21:51 AM PST by shove_it (Long ago Huxley, Orwell and Rand warned us about 0banana's USA.)
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To: shove_it

Pickens has repeatedly called for government intervention into the market. He has promoted mandates and subsidies. He does this AFTER positioning himself to benefit from those mandates and subsidies. While much of what he promotes would benefit some Americans, it benefits T. Boone first.


11 posted on 02/27/2013 7:25:09 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: shove_it

“It’s surprising that this forum, which promotes free enterprise, has so many Pickens haters on it. If there ever was a man who “put his money where his mouth is”, it’s T. Boone Pickens.”

Pickens is a rent seeker. Not a businessman—unless you regard investing in politicians and collecting rent therefrom as legitimate business.


34 posted on 02/27/2013 12:54:04 PM PST by ModelBreaker
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