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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by tamana on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:29PM (#12406640)
Insurance isn't magic pixie dust, it just moved the cost around.
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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by Phlarp on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:32PM (#12406676)
If the organization underwriting the insurance is implicitly and explicitly insured (too big to fail) by the US govt, it might as well be magic pixie dust!
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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by TrevorJ on Thursday September 01, 2016 @03:45PM (#12408279)
That really just highlights how scary fiat currency is.
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