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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods)
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Subject: Re: Ah !  The Good Old Times
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 13:05:30 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 13:05:30 1985
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> > ***************************************
> > When the white man discovered this country
> > Indians were running it
> > No taxes or debt
> > Women did all the work
> > WHITE MAN THOUGHT HE COULD IMPROVE ON A SYSTEM LIKE THAT
> > ***************************************
> > See what happens when you try to fix something that's working.
> 
> If some descendant of the indians the early settlers dealt with still
> has his reciept of purchase and $24.00 than I believe a refund can be 
> arranged.
> 
I recently heard that had that $24 been invested at 6% interest, it would
currently be worth more than the estimated real-estate value of Manhattan.
I think there is a tribe of Indians living in Switzerland having a grand laugh
at all of us :-)

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John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101
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