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Why Theory

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Godfather III - Is That the Appeal of Death?

Todd: The appeal of death is that you always get pulled back in. He says the Michael Corleone line from Godfather III, "I wish I was out of debt," makes a good point about how capitalism depends on debt. Todd: We're hearing more and more that if capitalism isn't growing, it's dying. But what they mean by 'dying' is there has to be an opening forCapitalism must grow because its profit comes from either external or internal space. It potentially is the best idea.

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