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Re: Murderer Reno's real crime...
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Fri, 5 May 2000 02:57:40 GMT
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Larry P wrote:
> "When the Justice
> Department destroys $200 billion in wealth,
An increase in a share price is not "real wealth". Nor is a decrease.
Neither is "real" until you sell the shares.
> "With its Microsoft decision, the Justice Department looted the
> savings and retirement funds of 80 million Americans who directly own
> Microsoft stock or invest in one of the 2,000 mutual funds that include
> Microsoft stock
Emotional button-push alert!
Who knows where Microsoft stock - and its competitors stock - will go in
the future. In the long term, they may go up, not down as a result of
the judgement.
Anyone really worried about the stock price going down as a result of
the judgement, should have sold their Microsoft stock before it came
out. After all, we've had enough advance notice!
Kevin
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| (...) Right. But people who sold early, like me, did better than those who had a reasonable expectation of a reasonable government. I know better, of course. The poor shlubs who waited really did see a decrease in their wealth after they sold their (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| may be killing the goose that laid the golden egg. "When bank robbers steal your money, at least they have the honesty to admit they're just thieves," "When the Justice Department destroys $200 billion in wealth, it has the gall to claim that it is (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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