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1/10 troll. Needs references to "socialism" or "Nobama".

Bonus points if you can work in 3 of 'socialism', 'communism', 'fascism', 'islamism', 'rastafarianism'.

haha, this comment is like a pile of kindling, covered with some lighter fuel and you laid some matches down next to it JUST incase anyone wanted to engage :)

That sort of amortization is how the publishing industry for books works, IIRC; most books lose money, but the few successful ones make up for it.

An even better example would be game publishers.

(But as others have noted, it applies to many industries. Venture capitalists who invest in startups is another example.)