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When you steal $1000 from someone, it's theft. When you steal $1000 from a million people it's "mismanaging assets".


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"One man with a briefcase can steal more money than a hundred men with guns."

β€”Don Corleone, "The Godfather"


When you're $1000 in debt, it's your problem. When you're $1M in debt it's the bank's problem.


As told in the old, old, story:

Bernice can't sleep. She tosses and turns, tosses and turns. Her partner asks, "What's the problem?"

"You know the $1,000,000 bridge loan we got from Fred's bank? It's due tomorrow and thanks to not closing the PQX deal, we don't have the money to pay."

Her partner thinks for a moment, then pulls out an iPhone and says aloud, "Hey Siri! Tell Fred that Bernice doesn't have the money to repay the bridge loan... Send!"

Bernice is aghast. "What did you do that for!?"

Bernice's partner smiles. "Now it's Fred's problem. Let him toss and turn, you can go back to sleep."




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