In the interest of full disclosure, I did not pay for the bottle I am about to lovingly describe, but then again, it is not yet for sale, and if I waited it would be too late to tell you about it because it would no longer exist.

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You are right that those merits probably exist only because Linux is a unique community.

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Tax lawyers and accountants exist because the system is so unfathomably complex that you need someone in your corner not only to read the fine print, but also to read between the lines.

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Those that exist tend to get it wrong, saying you should be bullish just because of January.

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Many times these situations exist because corporations are set up to be extremely competitive, with fewer seats the further you move toward the top.

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