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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (119837)	11/17/2003 6:40:37 PM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

One is a private citizen accountable to the IRS for the money he makes. The other is a government employee with far stricter terms and conditions on how they behave fiscally (both personally and in their job). Why do you think Dave Packard (in the good old days) quit Hewlett-Packard , and had his stock in a blind trust, while he was Defense Secretary ? EDIT : Dave Packard was Deputy Secretary of Defense. For the full story on his and Bill Hewlett's life, read "The HP Way". The parts I am referring to are on pages 174 on for a few more pages.