>>>Bill or I didn't write the rules - we just play by them.
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>Since when is "following the rules" (or simply following orders) a justification for complicity with improper behavior?
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>(don't worry- I get it but was making a wry jest at Bill)

BTW, I think the China soy bean promise to buy was for 10 million metric tons @ about $335/ton. I still think it was a little weird that one of the first items China put a tariff on was pork. The Chinese owned Smithfield is the largest pork producer in the US.