and some firms just keep on keeping on knowing that people who work 8 dollar an hour jobs will pay for their bonuses this year as the gov takes from them their "fair share" at the point of a gun.
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > it's just a bizarro world, huh? they tank the universe financially and > > then pay themselves annual bonuses beyond the life earning capacity of > even > > joe the plumber. then, when the money runs out, the government simply > takes > > it from poor workers so they can continue to conduct business as usual. > > Whether some executive at Goldman Sachs is able to make millions a year > really doesn't affect my life one way or the other. More power to him. > BUT -- if they are taking MY bailout dollars then they definitely should > NOT be granting themselves bonuses. I think they should be sending a > hand-signed Christmas thank you to every taxpayer in the United States. > > Don't you like how GM already got $25 billion, and we never heard a > "thank you" to the public from anyone, only "it's not enough, we need > another 25". > > I've worked in the financial sector, the bonuses are part of the > compensation structure and normal, but they are still supposed to be > bonuses: large in good years, small or nonexistent in bad years. > > Some of the firms (CitiGroup) are realizing how bad this looks from a > publicity standpoint and are canceling the executive bonuses this year. > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
