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There’s a whole industry that basically exists to accept these terms from Federal and State government. They skim a few points, get screwed by the receivables for late payment, and accept whatever onerous terms that are imposed.

For example, a global company needs to report on how many Northern Irish employees are Catholic or Protestant to sell crap to New York City. Nobody wants to deal with crap like that, so the reseller sucks it up.



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