I found this snippet on another list. Just another way in which language is polluted and turned to the use of the 1%. Since it is four years old I think it gives an insight into the kind of double thought that brought us Enron.
Ray Evans Harrell Our nation's top executives appear to be going beyond materialistic demands, displaying a new found interest in holistic health. Much like Mafia wannabees who spoke of becoming "made men," CEO's now speak of wanting to be made "whole." Apparently executives can be made "whole" by being offered stock options by a prospective employer that compensates them for the stock they lose when jumping ship. For example, when Quaker Oats lured away Sprint's CEO Robert Lemay, they made him "whole" with $2.5 million in cash and 11.7 in stock options. But apparently there are levels of "wholeness" that executives can aspire to. So when Sprint replied with a $20.5 million package, it was, said a spokesperson, an effort to "make him a little more whole." I like this usage. It leaves executives with more to aim for, don't you think? (WSJ 4/22/98)
