My Frank Underwood moment when in a meeting asked to redo my model from scratch: "I've worked too hard to come within arm's reach of the prize only to have my hand cut off just before I seize it"

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Finance is more like i win you win ruthless, politics is more of i win you loose ruthless :)

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S&P goes up and we all win. S&P goes down and we all lose. But there's never more than 100 seats in the Senate.

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Politics is way more ruthless than finance. Agree disagree?

So politics is zero sum game and finance isnt? Not sure I agree Deutsch1, I think financial markets are zero sum too in many respects. I win a trade, the buyer often loses.

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