>So if the take is $83b, and realizations are twice the
>'normal' level, then the 'abnormal' dividend to this
>year's revenue is $40b, which as I noted is not expected
>to persist for more than a year or two. Now $40b is a
>lot of money -- why, it's almost half of what Bill Gates
>has this month. Let's say the bubble provides an extra
>$100b; meanwhile, the ten year surplus is $2,700 b.
You're comparing one- and two-year periods with a 10-year period. I'll have to ask Deep Pocket how cap gains figure into budget projections.
Doug