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Strategies & Market Trends : Booms, Busts, and Recoveries

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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (73141)5/4/2010 9:17:32 PM
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>>it's just the price the market will bear, not the "greedy" iron miners.<<

Mq, you really underestimate the role of greed in these things. The miners grabbed for too much, the Australian government noticed the big pile of loot and decided to slap on a 40% "super profits" tax. Just like a seagull swooping down to grab a piece of bread from a duck's beak...

Super tax will erode Australia's competitiveness: Rio
au.news.yahoo.com
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