--- "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> At 12:07 22-7-01 -0400, Dean Forster wrote:
>
> > > In the last few years, the top management of
> large companies in The
> > > Netherlands have received an awful lot of
> criticism because of the
> > > outrageous annual pay raises they give
> themselves. Those manager's
> > > salaries are already measured in millions of
> guilders, but raises of
> > > 20%, 30%, or in the case of ABN-AMRO (a major
> bank) even almost 50%
> > > (!) happen every year. At the same time, these
> same managers call in
> > > unison "we can't afford that" or "that would
> hurt the economy" when
> > > the unions want a mere 3-4% raise for the
> workers.
> >
> >I'd think that these sort of abuses can be cut back
> if your government
> >and people embrace private industry and understand
> it better instead of
> >saying 'eew, capitalism!' Though I suspect that's
> happening already.
>
>
> Er, Dean, did you really read my post? Your beloved
> private industry is
> exactly where this excessive self-enrichment takes
> place! The government is
> not involved in determining the salaries and pay
> raises of top managers in
> private industry.
>
> So, why should we "embrace private industry" if
> these outrageous practices
> take place in that same private industry?
>
>
The same reason that I tell anyone who owns a gun to
learn how to use it safely. If you're going to have
it, know how to manage it properly. You can't just
say 'aah, do whatever you want, we just don't want you
to get your icky capitalism all over us.'
dean
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