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If something cannot go on for ever, it will stop

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Herbert Stein
Age: 83 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 8
Died: 1999
Died: September 9
Author
Economist
Professor
University Teacher
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Investing
Economics
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