"Buddenbrooks" wrote in message



Like most things there are several parameters to consider and fixing
one reduces the choice on others. Even the mega rich like Bill Gates
have restrictions
like having to live in Seattle because his employer is there and no
one else will match the salary (Yes I know he has retired now)~

And he doesn't live in Seattle, either. Microsoft is in Redmond and he
lives in nearby Bellevue on Lake Washington (Seattle is on the other
side of the lake, across a congested floating bridge). Of course, he
chose to re-locate Microsoft to Redmond from Albuquerque, New Mexico in
the first place, 30 years ago.

I suppose that was a lifestyle choice, as he came from Seattle. He had
the unusual luxury of moving the company near to his home-town, rather
than the other way round.

Funnily enough, his new charitable foundation actually is located in
Seattle, not far from the famous Space Needle. It's probably a longer
commute for him than Microsoft was.