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To: gpowell who wrote (174586)	5/14/2003 5:34:11 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 186894

gpowell, Your argument is specious. You switched context (gross vs net) and made one further assumption not implicit in your original argument (that two people can live cheaper than one). Might as well argue that the wife/employee now has a baby and the company must not only support an unproductive mouth but also replace her by paying a wage. However, I don’t think there is anyone who doubts that incentive stock options may rotate and shift the labor supply curve with respect to wages. The purpose in the argument had nothing to do with the labor supply curve, but whether the attempt to carry an expense in one context of ownership into another context unchanged would lead to an absurdity, which it did. If you want to argue that options should be expensed, please attempt to convince me that my arguments in Message 18753402 for example, are specious, preferably on that thread. Regards, Don