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RE: [RT] Off topic but pertinent.



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Greed 
isn't in control here Jan....I can't imagine anything further from the 
truth.
In 
fact the more I see whats happening in the markets, the more I see 
common
sense 
being reborn now.  This is what the statisticians call the 'reversion to 
the
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>mean'...i.e common sense taking hold.
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<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Adrian
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  <FONT 
  face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Jan Philipp 
  [mailto:jan4123@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, 20 July 2002 11:16 
  AMTo: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re: [RT] Off 
  topic but pertinent.
  It is quite a coincidence that just yesterday I 
  was thinking
  along exactly the same lines, so allow me to 
  say something 
  on that topic although, so far, <FONT 
  face=Arial size=2>I've never deviated from the subject of 
trading.
   
  I worried that the common factor to the 
  demise of the common sense
  in this country  - <FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>greed - is now in control more than ever as manifests 
  itself
  in numerous <FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>examples.
  E.g. 
  - with our total dependency on foreign oil, we'd 
  rather drill in Alaska than
    raise fuel consumption standards for 
  cars
  - we know that money spoils politics, but we'd 
  not pass an effective finance
    reform.
  - we don't have enough water in California and 
  Nevada, still there is no end to
    building and expanding cities into 
  deserts, etc., etc...
   
  Jan Philipp
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    style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: 
    ira 
    To: <A 
    title=realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    href="mailto:realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>REAL TRADERS 
    Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:52 
    PM
    Subject: [RT] Off topic but 
    pertinent.
    
    > Obituary: > > Today we mourn the 
    passing of an old friend, by the name of > "Common Sense". 
     Common Sense lived a long life but died in the > United States 
    from heart failure on the brink of the new > millennium.  No one 
    really knows how old he was, since his birth > records were long ago 
    lost in bureaucratic red tape. > > He selflessly devoted his 
    life to service in schools, hospitals, > homes, factories helping 
    folks get jobs done without fanfare and > foolishness.  For 
    decades, petty rules, silly laws, and frivolous > lawsuits held no 
    power over Common Sense.  He was credited with > cultivating 
    such valued lessons as to know when to come in out of > the rain, why 
    the early bird gets the worm, and that life isn't > always fair. 
    > > Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies 
    (don't > spend more than you! earn), reliable parenting strategies 
    (the > adults are in charge, not the kids), and it's okay to come in 
    > second.  A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great 
    > Depression, and the Technological Revolution, Common Sense > 
    survived cultural and educational trends including body piercing, > 
    whole language, and "new math".  But his health declined when he 
    > became infected with the "If-it-only-helps-one-person-it's-worth- 
    > it" virus. > > In recent decades his waning strength 
    proved no match for the > ravages of well intentioned but overbearing 
    regulations.  He > watched in pain as good people became ruled 
    by self-seeking > lawyers.  His health rapidly deteriorated when 
    schools endlessly > implemented zero-tolerance policies. 
     Reports of a six-year-old > boy charged with sexual harassment 
    for kissing a classmate, a > teen suspended for taking a swig of 
    mouthwash after lunch, and a > teacher fired for reprimanding an 
    unruly student only worsened > his condition. > > It 
    declined even further when schools had to get parental consent > to 
    administer aspirin to a student but could not inform the > parent 
    when a female student was pregnant or wanted an abortion. > > 
    Finally, Common Sense lost his will to live as the Ten > Commandments 
    became contraband, churches became businesses, > criminals received 
    better treatment than victims, and federal > judges stuck their noses 
    in everything from the Boy Scouts to > professional sports. 
     Finally, when a woman, too stupid to realize > that a steaming 
    cup of coffee was hot, was awarded a huge > settlement, Common Sense 
    threw in the towel. > > As the end neared, Common Sense 
    drifted in and out of logic but > was kept informed of developments 
    regarding questionable > regulations such as those for low flow 
    toilets, rocking chairs, > and stepladders. > > Common 
    Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and > Trust; his 
    wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and > his son, 
    Reason.  He is survived by two stepbrothers, My Rights > and Ima 
    Whiner.  Not many attended his funeral because so few > realized 
    he was gone. > > --Obituary author unknown. <FONT 
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