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Old 11-18-2010, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete View Post
Ford's a great example. HE made something that people wanted, not his customers, and he (kinda) invented a new way to do it too. And changed the world to boot.

If poor folks drive the economy, Obama's doing a great job!

Pete
The U.S. Economy was 75% consumer driven. The top 1% beggared the consumer and wages did not keep up with inflation. So what really happened is that all those smart-ass businessmen shot themselve in the foot.
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