"I weep for these men" (CEOs capped at 500K)

TwixVoy

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Thu Feb-05-09 02:13 AM
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"I weep for these men" (CEOs capped at 500K)

I frequently read financial forums. Today I came across a poster who went on a long rant about Bank of America and Citi being "well run profitable businesses" and that the CEO pay cap is horrible, and further went on to say that tonight he "weeps for these men".

What planet do these fools come from?

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blogslut

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Thu Feb-05-09 02:16 AM
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1. Planet greed

n/t

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tblue

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Thu Feb-05-09 02:22 AM
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2. $500K is $46K+ per month. ~$12K per WEEK!

Edited on Thu Feb-05-09 02:23 AM by tblue

Whatever planet they're from, they should go back there already.

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MichaelHarris

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Thu Feb-05-09 02:35 AM
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3. 500K

and Gubment cheese, that's all I need.

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Broken_Hero

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Thu Feb-05-09 02:37 AM
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4. Damn

Edited on Thu Feb-05-09 02:38 AM by petersond

:rofl:

Sorry, that just hit my funny bone and I couldn't let it slide without giving you a nod for humor :D

ETA:to clarify.

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cherish44

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Thu Feb-05-09 02:40 AM
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5. Oh me too...there's a tear in my beer.

:nopity: I think the appropriate phrase here starts with..."You made your own bed.."

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underseasurveyor

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Thu Feb-05-09 02:55 AM
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6. Oh the horror

They may have to forgo summer in the Hamdens. OR my god, sell the yacht and the flat in London. And then there's christmas, no new Lamborghini's or Ferrari's:cry:

Oh what ever will they do.......

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chill_wind

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Thu Feb-05-09 03:20 AM
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7. All the weeping/ rejoicing is probably out of all proportion

Edited on Thu Feb-05-09 03:25 AM by chill_wind

to what the actual plan actually says in its present state. The news of the demise of fat CEO wallet has been vastly over-rated.

Most of the rock stars in this meltdown have already gotten theirs and will get to keep it, too, and depressingly enough-- those few left will pleasantly find it leaves lots of wiggle room for their maneuverings in the future.

http://www.propublica.org/article/bailout-plenty-of-limits-to-obamas-new-exec-pay-limits-090204

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woodwrite

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Thu Feb-05-09 03:55 AM
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8. Give 'em something else to weep about

Say ten-to-twenty?

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hobbit709

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Thu Feb-05-09 05:29 AM
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9. Maybe they should fear this

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