What is worse than ginning up a "crisis" in order to maximize profits is that it results in horrid laws with far-reaching consequences — such as the on-hold SOPA/PIPA grotesqueries. #ddtb
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I can understand the desire to maximize profits, but selling it as a crisis is simply unwarranted and dishonest.
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