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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (70822)11/20/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: re3  Respond to of 132070
 
i know people who say he was just lucky...

i've seen people wave their arms in disgust when i mention their name...

and these are people <ggg> who go to shareholder meetings and linger around for the free eats, and even wrap some sandwiches in napkins and smuggle them out in their purses.

one guy who said this did say something interesting to me...he liked trading commodities because you've got no a-holes running the company, no stock options, no bonuses, no b.s. , commodities are just a pure play...

i think this makes a certain sense (although i have never touched commodities), but the one guy you get no b.s. from is our dude Buffett...look how nicely he treats his shareholders...he takes a minimum salary for example...

here's something on ups...

smartmoney.com