There’s an old saying, “What’s the difference between farming and gambling?”<\/p>\n
Answer:\u00a0 “In gambling you can quit.”<\/p>\n
It’s better to be born a farmer than decide to become one.<\/p>\n
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One of the best definitions of gambling, sponsored by the government, is this:<\/p>\n
“The lottery is a moron tax.”<\/p>\n
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And now for the two foundational principles of insurance:<\/p>\n
01—Insurance is based on fear.\u00a0 What if . . . ?<\/p>\n
02—Insurance is worse than gambling.\u00a0 You win only if you have tragedy or loss.<\/p>\n
One of the best typographical mistakes I ever made was only off by one letter, and it made the sentence more accurate.\u00a0 Now I share it on purpose.<\/p>\n
I meant to type, “I’ll insure this.”<\/p>\n
What I did type, “I’ll unsure this.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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