Unlike Krugman and the Keynesians, I would argue that it is impossible to create something from nothing.

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We are trying to create something from nothing.

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They aimed to create something from nothing: to raise cash on an idea, then persuade natural combatants--the gas pipelines--to give them valuable real estate in exchange for a stake in a company that didn't yet exist.

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They aimed to create something from nothing: to raise cash on an idea, then persuade natural combatants--the gas pipelines--to give them valuable real estate in exchange for a stake in a company that didn't even exist yet.

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Founders create something from nothing.

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