This buys time, but is akin to those debt-consolidation plans that are sold to consumers on TV.

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But even in a best-case scenario, this approach only buys time.

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Most important, this approach buys much-needed time to consider the ill effects of any legislation that might be pushed through quickly and later found to have profound and devastating consequences.

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Our investor licks his wounds and buys into ADM the following week, but this time he moves his stop to 20%.

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