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kpete

(71,991 posts) Sun Jan 22, 2012, 06:56 PM Jan 2012

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Huge CEO Paydays Are Really For the Benefit of the Little People

If the chief executive turned down his bonus it would “demoralise” staff members and would send a signal that they now effectively “worked for an arm of the civil service or a utility, rather than for a bank”.

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/quote-day-huge-ceo-paydays-are-really-benefit-little-people

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Huge CEO Paydays Are Really For the Benefit of the Little People (Original Post) kpete Jan 2012 OP

I thought you were going to say they can add more A Simple Game Jan 2012 #1

well, i suppose people wouldn't buy lottery tickets if they didn't tout the winners occassionally... unblock Jan 2012 #2

Whatever helps the guy sleep at night..... louis-t Jan 2012 #3

So what would be wrong with ... madmom Jan 2012 #4

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)

1. I thought you were going to say they can add more

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Sun Jan 22, 2012, 07:10 PM

Jan 2012

bathrooms to their mansions. They can then hire more kids to clean them. Win-win.

unblock

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2. well, i suppose people wouldn't buy lottery tickets if they didn't tout the winners occassionally...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 07:11 PM

Jan 2012

what a sterling defense of naked avarice this is!

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

3. Whatever helps the guy sleep at night.....

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Sun Jan 22, 2012, 07:21 PM

Jan 2012

madmom

(9,681 posts)

4. So what would be wrong with ...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 07:36 PM

Jan 2012

"worked for an arm of the civil service or a utility, rather than for a bank”. An honest days work, an honest days pay, that's all most people want.

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