RE: Disaster Raises Happiness, Trust

2001-10-02 Thread dmitche4
James, Those cursed American consumers! When will they learn matieralism! If only there was a class they could take that would teach them, but if we can't teach it who could? - Original Message - From: "James Sproule" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2001 6:27 am Sub

RE: Disaster Raises Happiness, Trust -- NOT envy

2001-10-02 Thread Grey Thomas
I think a missing issue is the emptiness of consumeristic materialism. (Really!) I know, I know -- work, study, get rich (go Tree!). Many workers under communism, in trying to survive as well as they could, focused a lot of energy on their own families; eg fathers coming home at 4 pm to pick up t

RE: Disaster Raises Happiness, Trust

2001-10-02 Thread James Sproule
Misery, it seems, loves company. How much less depressing life is if everyone is having a hard time, indeed, look no further than Communism to see how everyone being miserable together is still seen by some as preferable to people getting on and succeeding as a result of their own efforts. The b

Re: Dividends

2001-10-02 Thread Kieran F Boylan
Is anyone aware of any studies done on the effect of stock price when annual dividends are withheld for a couple of years ? Kieran Boylan CPA Adjunct Professor George Mason University Adjunct Professor George Washington University Adjunct University of Virginia