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To: Hal Rubel who wrote (8706)	6/27/1998 8:04:00 PM
From: Andy Thomas	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Hi Hal, >>Does going long on Microsoft shares automatically make one a raging Libertarian? << If one were to go by the makeup of the people within the company, the perception might be mixed. There are a lot of people there who don't like the government much - probably because they see the government for what it is - then there are the ones who are quite socialistic in their outlook. There are loyalists and mercenaries. There is quite a bit of smug self-satisfaction in this small part of the world. I don't know if it's the weather or what, but the Seattle area which MSFT hails from could hardly be described as "libertarian." The area has more of a "non sexual liberal" flavor... statism without sex.... how boring. MSFT probably has the most "libertarians" per capita of all of the local companies. On the whole though, I think the people at MSFT are either mercenary, vascillating, or dedicated minions of the order of Bill. Also, Gates has given money to the NEA... hardly libertarian... a part owner of the Mariners at MSFT did nothing while the state legislature rammed a baseball stadium - one which had been voted down by the public - down our throats. Another guy who was a founder of MSFT practically bought an election for a football stadium... hell... I'm such a football fan that if the Seahawks win a super bowl, I can forgive him that... <g> In any case these are hardly the actions of "libertarians," in my opinion. They're asking for names for the new football stadium... i thought: Monopolist Stadium with the big slogan on the side: "Make the Other Guy Pay" FWIW Andy

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