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KT2000

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3. A tip of the hat

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 03:51 PM

Dec 2016

to the brave men who built it. They did not get workers comp if injured, death benefits for the family if they died in an accident, and they did not get Social Security credits.

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Empire State Building [View all] rug Dec 2016 OP

Built with money made by short-selling the market before the Great Crash. tenorly Dec 2016 #1

Nothing wrong with short-selling, per se. It can be desirable and is very legitimate. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2016 #2

Short sellers are also the ones supporting the market by buying during crashes to lock in profits! Lucky Luciano Dec 2016 #10

A tip of the hat KT2000 Dec 2016 #3

It's amazing how fast they built it. rug Dec 2016 #4

4 men died doing it. TeamPooka Dec 2016 #6

My father worked building that Empire. State Buildiing Teacheral Dec 2016 #8

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #5

Wow it went up fast. I thought it took years to build. MarkCross7 Dec 2016 #7

The United Steelworkers of America OxQQme Dec 2016 #9