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Subject: Re: How to get rich with a time machine - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 7-May-84 01:24:00 EDT
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uok!crigney    May  7 00:24:00 1984

/***** uok:net.sf-lovers / stolaf!jensenj / 12:50 pm  Apr 29, 1984 */
	As an example, take Patton near the end of the European conflict
	in WWII.  His push northward into Germany was halted due to a
	lack of fuel.  Since, in an historical sense, the Allies were
	destined to win anyway, it may not have made a great deal of
	difference who reached Berlin first.  Patton would have liked
	to do it himself and I'm sure, if offered the fuel from somewhere,
	he would have paid enough for it to make it worth one's while.
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Joel has some good ideas, but I must disagree with this one.
What would Patton pay for the fuel with?  And massive quantities
of fuel are required; I can't believe you could operate on that
kind of a scale without someone getting curious ("You want 5000
gallons of Petrol delivered to your home?"  "Say, George, how are
you moving along when we're not allocating you any fuel?"  "Sure
this is a military surplus shop, but we just don't carry 105mm
shells. What do ya want them for, anyway?" all spring to mind.
Of course, you could always steal it from someone else's supply
dump; but for that matter you could materialize inside a major
bank's vault and make off with their cash or gold - preferably
just before a major fire or disaster.)

Had Patton reached Berlin ahead of the Russians, the world could
be incredibly different - Germany would not have been
partitioned, and a united Germany on the western side would make
a major difference in the current European Balance.

Finding people who need a drink of water would be difficult, too.
And how much  money are they likely to have on them?  (Or you
could let them die of thirst and *take* their money.)

The gold rush merchandising sounds good, but why not look up the
sites of the richest strikes, and then sell the information for a
half-share?  Then just have it deposited in some stable bank or
company stock, and return to your present to enjoy the results.

Ambushing a gold-laden Spanish expedition returning from the new
world would be profitable, but would require an extensive outlay
for the weapons and men to pull it off.  And is immoral besides,
for those who care about such matters.

	Carl
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