I would add to this ...... In a free market system nobody should look at the negative side when people make money off of their hard work or investments. This is the way it is set up.
Why not say "damn, how did he do it and where do I get in line to get some of that action ?" I always find it interesting the envy and/or disgust that some folks have toward people who make alot of money. Think of all the middle class people Larry Ellison and crew put to work who bought homes and cars to drive our economy. I didnt care for any of Larry and Scotts bitchin and moanin about Microsoft and Bill Gates, but I say to Larry .. "More power to you to make more money, keep gettin richer and help build our economy. Keep on truckin !" FWIW. Mike -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:33 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >> Certainly. I'm waiting for people to present more factual information. >> (Maybe Larry needed some petty cash for a new boat or something?) As the story was related to me, Ellison has been living off of loans (from banks, not Oracle) for the past couple decades. His alleged reasoning was that his stocks would appreciate far faster than the interest of the loans, thus making it more economical to borrow than to sell. Obviously, with such a plan, you have to pay off sometime, and in 2000 one (or more) of his lenders called in his loans for payment. Again, this is just hearsay, but that's what I've heard... ...so, in essence, he sold stock because he had (large unexpected) debts to pay. The timing of the stock sale wasn't his, it was some banker's... >> Instead, what you see is people defending the social privileges of the >> wealthy technocorporate elites, and the ethos of sleaze, extreme greed and >> selfishness that they are mired in. Oh, you do yourself far too much justice! My own objection was your prolonged and uninformed vitriol lacking anything more than a politician's media release for substantiation. Go measure some cache-hit ratios, please... >> Do you know if Oracle's accounting practices are currently documented in a >> way that is transparent to investors? No idea. Not of interest... >> I guess a lot of alleged "facts" will come out after the august deadline >> that the SEC has imposed for corporate executives to sign off on the >> validity of their accounting. Sure. Whatever. Whaddya say we get back to work and talk techie stuff and quit wasting time on this fluff? <signing off on thread> -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Tim Gorman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Johnson, Michael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
