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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DMaA who wrote (12667)	4/2/1998 12:05:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Respond to of 20981

Certainly many business people like to keep their moves quiet. Why give the competition an edge? There are, of course, laws governing disclosure of companies' financial status, and this information is made public if the company in question reports to the SEC. You lie about that, you get in trouble. But let's say your firm is in discussions with another about a possible merger. You're asked whether the merger will take place. Will you tell the "truth" before the deal is finalized? No.

To: DMaA who wrote (12667)	4/2/1998 12:08:00 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20981

"How about someone who doesn't want the details of their business life in headlines, lying to keep them out - OK?" I am guessing that you are being ingenuous, since I know you aren't stupid. If you believe that you have never lied to anyone for any reason, then you are a remarkable person or you are a huge self deceiver. If you own your own business, and are not defrauding your customers or your employees, then you have the right to keep the details of your business life "out of the headlines". I am not sure what "lying" has to do with it. Normally, honest business people wouldn't make the headlines.