Its easy to turn down an offer like that if you know your own company is capable of generating that figure and more OR you are simply have enough money and no when to quit while you are ahead. Some people with lots of money want MORE money and they are willing to become ruthless to get it so they put values, honor and standards aside to obtain what they want. Its good to see there are really rich people out there who don't fall into that trap.
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Deciding to turn down that much money due to your ethical stance is commendable, but this article makes it sound like the family refused to give into what they realized was a bad deal. They focused on the facts and did not allow the industrial giant to pull a quick one.
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