Well well well, It seems like Bet21.com isn’t the only company in the world to renege on making promised payments. In world news Iran had a contract with Russia on the nuclear Bushehr plant in southwest Iran. Apparently Iran hasn’t been making their payments to Russia. Now I know that there isn’t a great deal of demand for building nuclear power plants so why not just keep building and training the Iranians? Surely they would be paid eventually? I mean where else can you go and build nuclear power plants. If you stop your workers are out of jobs! I mean what’s the big deal? The Iranian government is good the money right? After all its the only nuclear plant in town right? Well I guess the Russians got tired of hearing, “you’ll get your deposit bonus dollars soon.” (Oops that was Bet21.com NOT the Iranians :laugh: ) But the Russians pulled out! Imagine that – actually holding a company, no make that a government, responsible for paying their bills! Amazing. Imagine what would happen to Bet21.com if all players stopped playing! http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/wl_nm/iran_russia_dc
A bit far-fetched.....but the point is clearly made. Remember the paperboy in the John Cusack movie "Better off Dead"? "I want my two dollars....I want my two dollars...." :laugh:
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