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==Business==
 
==Business==
He became a billionaire as head of the company [[Electronic Data Systems]], which held very large contracts with the federal government for processing Medicare and Medicaid claims. His portfolio of holdings added up into the billions, making him one of the two richest political figures of the era.<ref> The other was [[Michael Bloomberg]], currently mayor of New York City. [[Henry A. Wallace]] reached the billionaire status after he left politics.</ref>
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He became a billionaire as head of the company [[Electronic Data Systems]], which held very large contracts with the federal government for processing Medicare and Medicaid claims. He sold it to general Motors for a vast sum and a seat on the GM board. GM could not handle such an unconventional outsider, and they bought him out for another large sum. By 1992 his portfolio of holdings added up into the billions, making him one of the two richest political figures of the era.<ref> The other was [[Michael Bloomberg]], currently mayor of New York City. [[Henry A. Wallace]] reached the billionaire status after he left politics.</ref>
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Perot had earned his fortune largely through his computer company's success  
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Perot had earned his fortune largely through his computer company's success
    
==Reformer==
 
==Reformer==
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