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Title: I thought "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" was like
Post by: Ragus on October 18, 2014, 11:47:41 pm

"Why buy the milk when you can get the cow for free".  And I thought its meaning was some kind of financial wisdom, lol.

Title: Re: I thought "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" was like
Post by: starvingniglet on October 18, 2014, 11:49:29 pm

its ok, we forgive you

Title: Re: I thought "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" was like
Post by: constantinople on October 18, 2014, 11:54:45 pm

Quote from: Ragus on October 18, 2014, 11:47:41 pm

"Why buy the milk when you can get the cow for free".  And I thought its meaning was some kind of financial wisdom, lol.

it is actually. The German economic philosopher Herr Karl Van Heigengutenheimer first proposed the concept in 1887 during the financial boom in the United States.

Title: Re: I thought "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" was like
Post by: Rook on October 19, 2014, 12:20:32 am

If you buy the cow, you control whether the milk is free or not.. Err.. In a way.