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eru on May 16, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is it acceptable to profit from the poor?

Scrap a negation and you have a fine comment:

If people are poor after you profit from them, you need a new business model.

stcredzero on May 16, 2008 | [–]

I think it would be acceptable if the people were still poor but significantly less so.

eru on May 16, 2008 | | [–]

Sure. Or in another way better off.

xlnt on May 16, 2008 | [–]

that wouldn't be amusing.

eru on May 16, 2008 | [–]

You should sell tobacco.

xlnt on May 16, 2008 | | [–]

But where would the wordplay be in tobacco selling?

LogicHoleFlaw on May 16, 2008 | | [–]

Watch the film Thank You For Smoking and find out.

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