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The new CEOs
Scripps Howard News Service ^ | Published 8:49 a.m. PDT Monday, July 1, 2002 | DAN K. THOMASSON

Posted on 07/02/2002 6:38:00 AM PDT by vannrox

Edited on 04/12/2004 5:39:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON (SH) - Shortly after the end of World War II, a friend I admire immensely borrowed $25,000 to begin his own engineering business. As a Seabee, he had survived the earliest hours of Iwo Jima, landing with his Marine colleagues in the bloodiest fight of that defining battle. He was anxious to get started with his life.


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Exactly. Corporate criminals are taking over the major companies and looting them for what they are worth. This looting is being equated (incorrectly) as capitalism.
1 posted on 07/02/2002 6:38:00 AM PDT by vannrox
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If there is good news it is that the crooks are being smoked out by reality...you cannot claim profits for long while actually making losses for the simple reason that you will run out of money. Of course those that believe in the tooth fairy will be fooled, and for quite a while!
2 posted on 07/02/2002 7:09:30 AM PDT by Voltage
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