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baha_man
on Jan 6, 2009
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Facing Losses, German Billionaire Takes Own Life
Going to prison? I'm pretty sure they don't have debtors' prisons in Germany these days.
time_management
on Jan 6, 2009
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I wasn't mentioning prison in any context specific to his case. I'm saying that, in general, it's hard to lose a billion dollars (even of your own money) without someone wanting to throw you in jail.
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