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All that was clear that the profits to be had from smart people making complicated bets overwhelmed anything that could be had from servicing customers, or allocating capital to productive enterprise.
Michael Lewis
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Michael Lewis
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: October 15
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New Orleans
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Michael M. Lewis
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