There are essentially two schools of thought about why people lobby politicians: because it is profitable to do so or because it is unprofitable not to.

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Nor can a contractor tear up a signed document merely because it's difficult or unprofitable to meet the terms.

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Paul Bard, a vice president at Renaissance Capital, says the recent tilt toward unprofitable companies is not as bad as it looks because a lot of these young companies will soon begin turning profits.

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The snag is that unprofitable companies, which should have been squeezed out by competition, have remained alive because it is so hard to fire workers.

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