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by zxypoo 5042 days ago
To share in the profits and success? The majority of wealth generation happens when you own equity.
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There already is a way to share in the profits and success of your company--set up your 401(k) to include company stock. More generally, if your company does well and isn't run by shitheads, bonuses and raises happen. What exactly does it mean when one of Microsoft's 94,000 employees (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/inside_ms.aspx#RevenueHe...) is a co-owner?