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Old 09-05-2004, 01:17 AM  
Mr. Marks
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Originally posted by Tempest
Don't know about 1000s of years ago, but in more recent time I think it was because they could lend money with interest and others couldn't. Thus they got rich. Or something like that.
Which they then reinvested in the local economy.
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