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Yet the women on question not only avoid financial devastation, they built their wealth and diversified their revenue stream.

Yes, we've gone over that.

It's not incredibly impressive, given the circumstances from which they arose.

“There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver."

--Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007

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Yes, we've gone over that.

It's not incredibly impressive, given the circumstances from which they arose.

It is considering the "easy money" entertainers and pro athletes get and then run into financial difficulty

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Yes, we've gone over that.

It's not incredibly impressive, given the circumstances from which they arose.

It is considering the "easy money" entertainers and pro athletes get and then run into financial difficulty

If lack of complete stupidity is enough to be called "impressive", then sure, they are "impressive". Some people have higher standards in order to be impressed...

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If lack of complete stupidity is enough to be called "impressive", then sure, they are "impressive". Some people have higher standards in order to be impressed...

That's how I feel about it, too. I understand that it's easy to blow a lot of money, but even very simple math, coupled with a basic understanding that cash cows don't always live forever, should allow a very wealthy person with average intelligence to avoid financial devastation. Easily.

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“There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver."

--Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007

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