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02-04-2009, 10:22 AM | #1 |
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Obama spanks Wall Street.
spanks 'em HARD.
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02-04-2009, 10:27 AM | #2 |
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It remains to be seen what if any changes he will get past the lobbyists.
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02-04-2009, 10:29 AM | #3 |
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Careful Merc, you're negativity is slipping... that post was almost neutral.
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02-04-2009, 10:33 AM | #4 |
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check your pm
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02-04-2009, 10:39 AM | #5 |
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[Google] Do you mean, Check your PMS? [/Google]
PM, I got no PM, I don't need no stinkin PM.
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02-04-2009, 10:45 AM | #6 |
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Sorry that was to sugar.
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02-04-2009, 01:39 PM | #8 |
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The executive salary caps (basically no more than $500,000 for any company accepting government money, but there are a few more details,) and the moderately scathing speech that went along with the announcement.
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02-04-2009, 03:39 PM | #9 |
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Salary caps are a drop in the proverbial bucket. "Feel-good", arguably necessary (to change the culture of W.S.) but they are not going to change the economic dynamic directly.
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02-04-2009, 03:57 PM | #10 |
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Absolutely, but in this culture of waiting around like spiders for any sign that Obama isn't following his promises of accountability to the nth degree, this is a huge step in the right direction. I would think that most non-supporters, even, can say "well, that was all right."
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Quote:
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02-04-2009, 06:49 PM | #12 |
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There's gonna be a loophole in there that you could drive a truck through. I can feel it in my cynical, misanthropic testicles.
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02-04-2009, 07:21 PM | #13 |
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I'm afraid you may be right, but I'm still hopeful. Its better than nothing, which is pretty much what we had.
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02-04-2009, 07:27 PM | #14 |
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Sounds like a corporate version of "workfare."
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