>It is called return on investment and there is an expectation of a >percentage of earnings.
Expectation is not an entitlement. There are good profits and bad profits. See note on "mafia." >Some companies keep a cash reserve for buy outs and reinvesting in >the company. They also buy back stock to increase it's value. Have you looked up how much MS retained ($100B) and how that compares to other corporations? It recently had to disgorge $32B to avoid paying an "excess retained earnings" penalty. >Public Service Commissions (they are called different things in >different states) set what they feel is a proper return on >investments and only allow Public Utilities Is MS now also a "public utility?" I missed that one. I guess that makes them entitled. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
