WarrenSo I would now like to turn to a subject that I want to discuss with you a few minutes, and then when I'm through discussing this, I'll let Becky ask me a question or two, which may want, you may want. Some of the questions that come to you as I make these comments. Tomorrow we're having a board meeting of Berkshire and we have 11 directors, two of the directors, who are my children, Howie and Susie know of what I'm going to talk about there. The rest of them this will come as news to, but I think it's the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of the company at year end. And I want to spring that on the directors effectively and give that, it's my recommendation. Let them have the time to think about what questions or what structures or anything they go on. And then there's a meeting following that a few months will take action. The view of the 11 directors. I think they'll be unanimously in favor of it. And that would mean that at year-end, Greg, would be the chief executive officer of Berkshire, and I would still around and could conceivably be useful in a few cases. But the final word would be what Greg said in operations. In capital deployment, whatever it might be, I could be helpful, I believe, in that in certain respects, if you ran into periods of great opportunity or anything. I think that sure has a special reputation that when there's times of trouble for the government, that we are an asset and not a liability, which is a position that very hard to have because usually the public and government get very negative on business if there's a time like that. But so I think I could, there might be a time without, I'd be helpful, but I would have the tickets. And he would make, like I said, whether it's acquisitions, I think the board would be more welcome, giving him more authority on large acquisitions, probably if they knew I was around. But chief executive, period. And, like I say, the plan is to bring this to know anything about this until what he's hearing right now. But that the board will be able to ask me questions tomorrow, as to a little more of the specifics of what they should be thinking and all about. But they'll digest it. And then at the next board meeting after that, we, as I would guess we would, if they act, then obviously we have something to announce to the world as a material change in culture and operation and with a Ouija board or whatever and that comes out in terms of doing things.
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WarrenBut I have no intention, zero, selling one share of a person. Hercur Hathaway will get given away gradually. It's just one, thank you. Okay, drink or Coke can calm down. I would say that I would add this. The decision to keep every share is an economic decision, because I think the prospects of Percure will be better under great advantage of than mine. mine and then I will come in and and there may come a time when we get a chance to invest a lot of money and and at that time comes I think it may be helpful with the board the fact that they know I've got all my money in the company and that I think it's smart and I've seen what Greg has done so That's the news hook for the day, follow-up. And thanks for coming.
OtherThe enthusiasm shown by that response can be interpreted in two ways, but I'll take it so far. Thank you.