Fw: Food for Thought....cc

[Sally Carroll]

| > Two men, both billionaires: | > | > One develops relatively cheap software and gives hundreds of millions of | > dollars to charity. | > | > The other sponsors terrorism and kills thousands of people. | > | > That being the case, why is it that the U.S. government has spent more | > money chasing down Bill Gates over the past ten years than Osama bin | > Laden? | |

[mrbadger]

For the same reason we get speeding tickets for going ten miles over the "limit" on an empty road - easy target. Sally Carroll wrote:

> > | > Two men, both billionaires: > | > > | > One develops relatively cheap software and gives hundreds of millions of > | > dollars to charity. > | > > | > The other sponsors terrorism and kills thousands of people. > | > > | > That being the case, why is it that the U.S. government has spent more > | > money chasing down Bill Gates over the past ten years than Osama bin > | > Laden? > | > | > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Wiedemeyer]

Nope......It's because Gates was perceived as a threat to the American way of life, and Bin Laden wasn't. Now that Bin Laden IS perceived as a threat, let's see how much the gov't spends chasing him down now!! Methinks the amount spent on Gates will pale in comparison. Bob

>For the same reason we get speeding tickets for going ten miles over the >"limit" on an empty road - easy target. > >Sally Carroll wrote: >> >> | > Two men, both billionaires: >> | > >> | > One develops relatively cheap software and gives hundreds of millions

of

>> | > dollars to charity. >> | > >> | > The other sponsors terrorism and kills thousands of people. >> | > >> | > That being the case, why is it that the U.S. government has spent

more

>> | > money chasing down Bill Gates over the past ten years than Osama bin >> | > Laden? >> | >> | >> >> >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[MikeMarjot@aol.com]

Jim and Sally, I believe its called "the American Way"!! Mike Marjot TB 0450