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For reference, the $120 in backpay that Bill Gates was screaming about in 1980 is about the equivalent of $317.56 in 2010 dollars.

http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm



Well, he was screaming about getting nailed for shortchanging his workers and having it in his public records. I agree that it's pretty strange he'd run that risk with only $300 to gain in the first place.


How much if it were Microsoft stock?




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