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To: jbe who wrote (46850)	7/24/1999 4:19:00 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 108807

Take the case of your businessman. He has one "ideology" in his private life. But when he goes to work, he operates on the assumptions of another ideology, which may or may not be compatible with his private ideology. If he does not notice -- or mind -- the conflict, no problem; if he does, he will be unhappy, and will probably end up resigning (if he can afford it). In my experience, it's pretty normal for businessmen to just ignore inconsistencies or conflicts between their private opinions and what their businesses do. For example, businessmen almost always believe in minimal government intervention in the economy. Yet I've never heard of a business not willing to accept government subsidies, targeted tax breaks, or protection from competitors. Such subsides, tax breaks, and protective legislation usually only comes into being only as a result of active lobbying efforts. Not too long ago, the company I worked for received a modest (for them) check from a state in which they do business. The state has a new, complicated (naturally) program which provides subsidies to companies in a particular troubled industry. I learned of this when someone asked me how the first receipt should be accounted for and reported. Amazing to think of one of the largest and financially strongest companies in the world receiving what is in affect a welfare payment. The fellow employees I talked with about this - virtually all of whom regard welfare as a bad thing for people - just chuckled about the company getting a welfare payment itself - though of course it's called something else. Bruce