tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post7301286319154305554..comments2023-08-10T11:39:24.714-04:00Comments on fdralloveragain: Obama "Outraged" at AIG?fdralloveragainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03488923148019117760noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-62259398294843391752009-04-24T19:59:00.000-04:002009-04-24T19:59:00.000-04:00fdralloveragain said...
Somebody should nudge Oba...fdralloveragain said... <br />Somebody should nudge Obama and tell him the old: "better to remain quiet and appear to be a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."<br /><br /><br />samuel clemons aka mark twain...nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-3383682456419703212009-03-17T20:59:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:59:00.000-04:00AIG only pays 73 people 165 M. GS pays basically e...AIG only pays 73 people 165 M. GS pays basically every employee. They're equally outrageous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-66562160167244796532009-03-17T15:07:00.000-04:002009-03-17T15:07:00.000-04:00Bonuses have been great for short-term profits. B...Bonuses have been great for short-term profits. But have they been good for long-term investment and viability?djrichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687024819979476984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-24433088094889537902009-03-17T07:57:00.000-04:002009-03-17T07:57:00.000-04:00The key issue is for the public understand the or...The key issue is for the public understand the origins of the favored and priveleged status of Goldman Sachs. Track this back to Sept. 1991.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-88310150382522990382009-03-17T01:14:00.000-04:002009-03-17T01:14:00.000-04:00"What would be helpful is a line item of bonuses G..."What would be helpful is a line item of bonuses GS paid."<BR/><BR/>They don't distinguish between "pay" and "bonuses" in their filings, and neither should we.<BR/><BR/>What's the difference?<BR/><BR/>Top traders, when there used to be investment banks, pulled down about $150-200K in base salary, the rest of a typical $2-3M compensation package took the form of bonuses.<BR/><BR/>Bonuses are a great way to compensate. Obama should embrace the bonus model for bodies in his state-run programs. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I find pulling a salary from a government-seized work program like AIG more disturbing than a bonus model.fdralloveragainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488923148019117760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-80527243917344734132009-03-17T00:42:00.000-04:002009-03-17T00:42:00.000-04:00What doesn't add up is that the GS figure is state...What doesn't add up is that the GS figure is stated as PAY and bonuses. Of course, base salary should not be included as a comparison. <BR/><BR/>What would be helpful is a line item of bonuses GS paid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-33245142384931712332009-03-16T22:33:00.000-04:002009-03-16T22:33:00.000-04:00How can Goldman Sachs be spoon fed $10 Billion tax...How can Goldman Sachs be spoon fed $10 Billion tax payer dollars, while giving out $11 Billion dollars in bonuses?<BR/><BR/>Something doesn't add up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-7589601467070625892009-03-16T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-16T21:42:00.000-04:00You've been slow as of late, but here you are on a...You've been slow as of late, but here you are on all four revamped cylinders. I can't catch up. I love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-84224309982980514552009-03-16T19:59:00.000-04:002009-03-16T19:59:00.000-04:00morons and thieves. Whats even worse is that the m...morons and thieves. Whats even worse is that the majority of tax payers also have not a clue which is why h=this happens. Ship of fools?<BR/><BR/>"The ship of fools is an allegory that has long been a fixture and reminder in Western literature and art. The allegory depicts a vessel populated by human inhabitants who are deranged, frivolous, or oblivious, passengers aboard a ship without a pilot, and seemingly ignorant of their own direction.<BR/>"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Foolsausinvadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905300949073841761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-62491462257186104492009-03-16T19:55:00.000-04:002009-03-16T19:55:00.000-04:00Somebody should nudge Obama and tell him the old: ...Somebody should nudge Obama and tell him the old: "better to remain quiet and appear to be a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."fdralloveragainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488923148019117760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305505968390768234.post-83926249317830070342009-03-16T18:42:00.000-04:002009-03-16T18:42:00.000-04:00"...those dumb enough to think they can manag..."...those dumb enough to think they can manage the entire world economy in real time..."<BR/><BR/>ego > capability = high entropy<BR/><BR/>RRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com