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To: Bilow who wrote (197175)8/14/2006 2:04:14 AM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
To put the problem into the vernacular, it's very hard to get very rich people to mow their own lawns.

Oh, if that's your point, you're spot on. Basically, you mean petro states just create a local population accustomed to welfare. The local population doesn't value a hard day's work; rather, they value having someone else do a hard day's work and taking the profit.


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