The eastern sides of each mountain range create a rain shadow wicking away moisture that would be available to Death Valley. The same thing happens to stock market profits.
If the house next to you is well maintained and no one ever visits, this may be an example of “when your neighbor is a nuclear power plant and you don’t worry”.
“Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.
via The Big Picture”
