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Re: Insurance

To: Phil Smith <smith007@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Insurance
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 09:24:37 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Curry Enterprises
References: <v01540b00b17a0f5d596b@[207.69.252.150]>
Phil,
No arguement here!  In fact the Insurance industry is the only that I
can think of where age descrimination is not only legal but accepted
practice.

Joe Curry

Phil Smith wrote:

> At the turn of the century, in New York City, and other large cities where
> newly arrived immigrants settled, and opened their small businesses, and
> shops,the local Mafia, then called " The Black Hand " would come around to
> the shop owners weekly and collect insurance money.If the immigrant shop
> owner refused, he was beaten, killed or his business/ shop was burned down.
> In my mind there is no difference between this practice and what occurs
> today? Now it's legal, laws have been passed to give respecability to this
> thievery.
> I don't see any difference between Organized Crime and the Insurance
> Industry and in fact believe they are one and the same.
> 
>     Phil Smith
>     69 TR6
>     " More Dreams Than Money "

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