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		ddlatham on June 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jack Dorsey’s 28.3% Square ownership gives him 75%... Consider the case of a company with 3 shareholders. `A has 49% B has 49% C has 2%` When an important vote comes up, C's vote is just as important as A or B.

TravisDirks on June 20, 2012 [–]

Bingo! I call this the Crazy Uncle Charlie example:).

One tiny correction: when any vote, important or otherwise, comes up C's vote is just as important as A or B.

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