In a message dated 1/22/2006 11:04:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, ottomatik (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net writes: > If one has billions, half a million is no biggy. Another way to put it into scale, maybe--If your annual gross income was around $200,000 what would your "comfort level" be at an auction (like BJ)? How much "too much" would you be willing to pay for a car you liked/wanted? !% of your annual gross ($2K)? 5% (10K)? Now, scale that up by a factor of One Hundred--ie, a $20 MILLION annual income (certainly not out of reach for many figures in management, sports, movies, TV...). NOW, "1%" is $200,000; "5%'' is $1 million.... And for some folks at BJ, scale up by ONE THOUSAND from the original example... to $200 MILLION annual income (geez, even Howard Stern [at least, this year]). NOW, "1% (of annual gross income)" is $TWO MILLION, and "5%" is TEN MILLION.... Dave
