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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 07:29 PM Original message |
Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses ‘Shameful’ |
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aquamarina (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. If the money went for bonuses they should be made to pay it back. |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. If there were justice |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I'd vote for that |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. If it's shameful (and it is), take the money back. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Like those Wall Street parasites care that Obama called them names? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. If Obama feels these bonuses were "shameful" |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I agree 100%! |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. More good news... |
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Capt. America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. Frankly, businesses can pay whatever size bonus they want to their employees..its called capitalism. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It's called entitlement mentality when they need welfare in order to survive and pay those bonuses |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. It's called fucking the shareholders. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Not when the money for those bonuses come from a taxpayer funded bailout |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Are you just waking from a coma? Those bonuses are being drawn from taxpayer money. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. It is NOT called capitalism when taxpayers are footing the company's bills. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Oooh, "Capitalism." All bow down! |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
36. Not when they're being bailed with taxpayer money, Capt. Capitalist. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. Ah, so it's called "capitalism" when they take our tax dollars? I thought you |
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Azlady (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. "Shameful" |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You go, girl! |
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Betty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
14. make them give the $$ back |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
16. It's just as shameful, if not more so, that Congress passed a bail out bill that failed to prevent |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. True. n/t |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
18. The TARP bill that President Obama helped shove down our throats was shameful. nt |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
20. Or should we look it this way? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
22. Wall Street perks 'irresponsible' |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Deleted message |
underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Byrd "is getting" $4.6 BILLLION??? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Shouldn't you be getting ready for pre-school? nt |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Pick up your crayons and get to stepping, dumbshit. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Republicon Homelanders raped the economy over the last 8 years |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Call It What It Is: Looting |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Exactly. n/t |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. It's a CEO's job to figure out how to screw everyone out of their money and put it in his pocket. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. The solution to this is simple: |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The cake eating crowd parties, while the commoner looks for crumbs. |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I hope he does more than say it is shameful.....claw back those bonuses |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. My sentiments, precisely. n/t |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Take back the whole thing |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Levy 95%+ windfall taxes on bonuses, parachutes, etc, from corps. receiving taxpayer |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Now THAT'S a plan! |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
37. "... and if they don't, we'll tax the sh*t out of them" should have been the |
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