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Have you tried figuring it out? It's not magic or miracle, there are reasons why they're profitable and if it's not obvious you might get surprised and learn something if you try to study it.

One reason is that they are extremely manipulative and strategically exploit people with power over other people's money, notably taxes and what labour generates.



They are super profitable because of the naivety of their customers and for that you can't blame the companies themselves.


Do you think fraud ought to be legal?




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