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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (185447)	11/7/2006 1:14:46 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793895

Can't think of an example offhand, though. Some of the Euro nations did buy off Barbary pirates for a century or so. You could look at it from an "annoyance" factor. I used to contract out buying cabinets from cabinet makers and pay for materials for them. I knew they would steal from me, but figured that the stealing would be less than the annoyance to me of keeping a close check on them. If the stealing got too high, I would quit using them. Worked out fine. I would have to get rid of a builder about once a year when he couldn't control himself. But I didn't have to waste my time trying to keep him honest. They would usually last about a year and a half before they got too greedy. I never could find one who wouldn't steal. So I guess I was "appeasing" them. The cost of catching them was higher than the amount they were stealing.