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Old 09-08-2005, 07:15 PM
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Re: So much money...

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In the business world there is a term "poison pill." When a corporation is faced with a hostile takeover, one tactic used is to create a financial situation that would increase the takeover cost and leave the hostile corporation in an untenable situation if they succeed in the acquisition.
Bush swallowed the international version of it on behalf of the US years ago.

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