If it's like Windows 7, then it does. You just need the Pro or Enterprise version to have virtual PCs. I use the Virtual XP PC all the time within Windows 7 to run some old software that won't work on my 64 bit machine - but runs great in a virtual 32 bit XP machine.

He's a teacher, not a priest...

Not that anger scales well...

You mean investing that cash horde into other funds, stocks of other companies (liquidity for those who need it), and dividends back to the owners of the company are a bad thing? And what claim does anyone who does NOT work for nor own a chunk of Microsoft have on their money?

In the US, small business is THE engine that drives things. It's something like 20:1, small business to big business, in terms of new net jobs creation. And small, new businesses rarely can get enough credit to make major purchases - savings from cashflow was really the only option available.

Not really. It used some Government tax dollars in an escrow account to pay back some of its Government loans. And the Government has lost billions on GM stock. So we gave GM some money, we got some stock. GM used some of that Government money to pay back Government loans, and the Government sold some of the stock at a loss. Not even close to paying all of it back.

For the last 10 years, the Washington State revenues have increased beyond the rate of inflation plus population growth. There are plenty of revenues coming in to cover the increase in delivery of services AND the increase in the number of people using those services. What has NOT matched the growth of revenues is spending - the Legislature consistently spends even more, adding new programs and wasting money (see the current Seattle Times article about wasted money on expensive SUVs) with glee. The State does not have a revenue problem; it has a significant spending problem, and cranking more dollars into Olympia will not solve the issue.

Hmm... When I ran my business savings was critical. It allowed me to purchase new lathes and mills and other tools to get the business growing faster, and I made a nice net profit when I sold it several years later (mainly because it was a fully-equipped manufacturing facility without any debt or lease payments). But I know, it's better to spend what you don't have than use what you do - it's the American Way!

Find me a politician or a judge who does not have a lawyer background - very few and far between!

Income. Savings. I think you might want to look up the definition of each...