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Old 11-22-2004, 04:46 PM  
CET
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Quote:
Originally posted by quiet
i love that film.

Bud: How much is enough?
Gordon Gekko: It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
That's the biggest crock of shit I've heard today. Money is NOT a "zero sum game". Money is created all the time. That looks like a line that simply sounded good for a movie.
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