Excerpted Arty: What 2 crocks told me over lunch.
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Antar says investors should do a better job “studying” financial reports, especially the footnotes and “risk factor” sections. “Notice that I used the word ‘study’ and not ‘read’ since all information is not meant to be read like a novel, but meant to be analyzed like a project.”
He adds: “Criminals are scared of skeptics and cynics,” he says. “We are petrified when you verify our representations.”
Did he ever have remorse? “Never … We simply did not care about any one of our victims. We simply committed crime because we could.
“As criminals we built false walls of integrity around us,” he adds. “We walked old ladies across the street. We built wings to hospitals. We gave huge amounts of money to charity. We wanted you to trust us.
“Simply said … if you want to be an investor, you cannot accept information at face value. ‘Unexamined acceptance’ is the greatest cause of investor losses.”
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…… If you do not pay attention you might think the above passage could be applied to any facet of life. Indeed it can. Especially politics.  The politicians build themselves walls of integrity while doing it for the chilrun.  They are so phoney when they talk this way. Yet they do it because you demand they do it. That means you are phoney also. Being a fake is the worst form of self parody. None of the potential audiences are going to appreciate it.
The fact is there is absolutely no law against you giving it all away tomorrow. If you find yourself agreeing when politicians say we need to give more then you are just looking for something to make you feel good about yourself. There is no law against you giving it all away tomorrow. Stop being only a hint of a person. If you feel we need to give more. Then give more yourself. Lead by example. And thus doing you will be a better person as you do not coerce others to give by demanding higher taxes.
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