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[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.3.16.19971028095335.3007c434@n-jcenter.com> Mike Arman writes:

> ...  Clinton will reportedly be earning several times the $200,000
> annually he has earned as U.S. president ...

Nah - this is where the whole thing falls down.  Microsoft pays its senior 
people _PEANUTS_ by industry standards.  My guess is that Microsoft would price 
the 'President of the USA' job at around $90k - with a stock option plan of 
breathtaking complexity dependent upon the performance of Microsoft and the 
success of the flotation.  This is where the idea gets attractive - paying the 
President by the valuation put on the country ... 
 
-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club