Mason,
A neat twist, thanks.
... Microsoft as a pseudo-principality, maybe. Prince William of Gates
does have a bit of a ring to it.
Did Bill Gates build Microsoft without using the overarching coercive
power of the state?
Does a state allow a citizen to leave as easily as an employee might quit
Microsoft?
Does Microsoft have a plan to handle those employees who refuse to do
useful work or who create acts that harm the company other than
termination (termination being at least awkward for a state to
contemplate)?
Don
On Mon, 19 May 1997 05:44:31 -0400 "Mason A. Clark"
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> Microsoft.
>
> All of its business are owned by the government (Gates et al).
> Most of the governors (controlling interest) are working or
> retired citizens of the state (Microsoft).
>
> The economic and social systems seems to be working very well.
> There is little or sign of citizen unrest: no riots, little
> crime. The unemployment rate is zero. The standard of living
> is high.
>
> Mason
>