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Old 04-12-2007, 09:17 AM
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I've read about that - the upper class is getting some serious wealth and they're spending it on cars. Who'd a thought that rich Russians would be car guys?
China is very similar. If you have "connections" with the government and thus able to practice Capitalism within a Communist society, business can be very profitable. Even after the protection payments.
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