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To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (11263)	7/12/2002 10:11:40 AM
From: James Strauss	Respond to of 13094

Expensing Options... ************************ Pull that illusory pension income out of earnings and company profits take another whack. According to Morgan Stanley accounting guru Trevor Harris, pension income accounted for 7.2 percent of S&P 500 earnings in 2001. For this year he thinks it will come out to 4.5 percent of earnings. If you're keeping score at home, now our 2002 P/E is up to 21.8. Wally: I say let's swallow the bitter pill this year and get it out of the way... Take the hit while stock prices are near their bottoms... This sets up a good comparison recovery in 2003... Jim