Re: British Conservatives propose Bank exec pay limits

2009-02-17 Thread Michael Grant
Eh hem. That's Thatcher. As you were. On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Larry wrote: > > What is usually thought of as conservative in those countries are > considered left wing in the US. > > > > Mm hm, like Mags Thather. Boy if she were here she'd be left of Kucinich

Re: British Conservatives propose Bank exec pay limits

2009-02-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Larry wrote: > What is usually thought of as conservative in those countries are considered > left wing in the US. > Mm hm, like Mags Thather. Boy if she were here she'd be left of Kucinich. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software

Re: British Conservatives propose Bank exec pay limits

2009-02-17 Thread Larry Lyons
> To clarify, its actually a limit on bonuses. I wasn't entirely clear > on that. But I look at the Conservative party in GB versus the > Republican party here and the differences are quite stark. > > Judah A more viable comparison would be between the conservatives and the Democratic party. Th

Re: British Conservatives propose Bank exec pay limits

2009-02-17 Thread Michael Grant
The British as a whole have a very different attitude towards dealing with strife. Don't forget they went through two world wars on home soil. Their attitude is generally one of "roll up your sleeves" and "stiff upper lip." It's not surprising they'd make a move like this. On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at

Re: British Conservatives propose Bank exec pay limits

2009-02-16 Thread Judah McAuley
To clarify, its actually a limit on bonuses. I wasn't entirely clear on that. But I look at the Conservative party in GB versus the Republican party here and the differences are quite stark. Judah On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > But the conservatives over there proposed

British Conservatives propose Bank exec pay limits

2009-02-16 Thread Judah McAuley
But the conservatives over there proposed of limit of 2,000 pounds, or roughly 2,800 dollars. Harsh. http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2009/02/No_bank_bonuses_over_2000.aspx ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is th