Right on, Ron! ;-) I agree with you 100%.

Perfect Dylan quote, Bruce.

Yes, 6, you are right. Most of the shareholders don't get the big picture either...or they push it out of their thoughts.

Example: My father was constantly railing against all those who build war materials. He considered it a total waste of human effort and resources. He based this opinion on his own experiences in the insanity of war...in WWII.

However, he once appeared to have an opportunity to strike a very lucrative deal helping design and set up some high tech equipment for the US military (whose activities he was normally totally against). This deal could have made him millions, theoretically. He leaped at the opportunity and pursued it without a moment's hesitation.

I watched all this sadly from the side, seeing how little his usual rhetoric counted for when a profitable business opportunity presented itself. If questioned, he would probably have said, "Look, if I don't do it somebody else will." Most people are pretty much like that.