Kakki said >>I'm sure a large majority of the U.S. has also benefited from the "aggressive accounting" in their work retirement plans. Now some will also perhaps pay for it a bit.<<
Personally I'm not sure about 'a large majority' having benefited, but let's not talk about the numbers. I am sure many people have indeed benefited. My question is; 'Is this fair?' Kakki's second point is that now some of these people will perhaps pay for these practices, and my second question is the same as the first; 'Is this fair?' Should not the people who invest their futures in these companies (and the people who allow other 'experts' to handle their money) have the right to correct financial information about where their money is going? Generally speaking (and I stress generally although I include in this category Bush's alleged wrongdoing) I am of the opinion that the more investigations the better. Should we have accepted the words of the Warren Commission as gospel or was it better to have the second investigation which proved there was a conspiracy, or at least that Lee Harvey Oswald was not acting alone or was a lone gunman? The Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four are just two cases in Britain where there were many appeals and retrials and reinvestigations which backed up the original verdicts, only to be overturned when the weight of public opinion become overwhelming. Look at the cases in other countries, including the US, I'm sure there must be many too, such as mumia abu-jamal or (fill in your own favourite here). History has too many examples of the classic excuse: "Sometimes it's better for the good of the country to save the powerful and let the weak swing". I say if there needs to be another investigation (not into Bush, I'm speaking generally here) because the first or second ones were flawed, then let's have another one. Or let's decide to have clean, complete, competent investigations the first time around. Kakki finished by saying: >>It's dismal that some strayed so far from their primary responsibility (and took down many innocent and ethical co-workers' livelihood in the process).<< Although I'm not a lawyer, I would say that 'criminal' is a better word than 'dismal' for what has happened and still happens, but I agree with the sentiment. Mike in Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. Click Here
