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		mhartl on Oct 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amen Brother Cuban You misunderstand the meaning of the term "marginal" in this context: it means not "mediocre" but rather "on the margin".

netcan on Oct 26, 2008 [–]

I don't think so. I meant marginal as in: Very close to the point where she is going to make a negative vs a positive decision. Or put another way, the number of entrepreneurs starting a business because of this effect is incredibly small.

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