I see BRUCE IS SHOUTING AGAIN. For some reason he prefers to criticize early verions of a bill as it makes its way through the legislative process as though it were the final piece of legislation.
FWIW, I have no problem with limiting the benefits of CEO's that unload their "troubled assets" on the federal goverrment. If they want the big payout, they can refuse the bailout and run with their decisions. I also have a problem with speculators -- those that bought homes hoping to "flip" a profit -- benefitting from taxpayer help. As for the list Brian provided, it's incomplete. For example, it doesn't include Goldman Sachs or years previous to 2006 for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It could be an oversight, or it could be an attempt to shield the public from the deep involvement of the Democrats in this problem. From: Brian Lawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:19:18 -0700 To: [email protected] Subject: [Stratalist-ot] Re: Republican party platform plank, 2008 > > On Sep 25, 2008, at 10:04 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > No, they're counting on this hooferaw to scare everyone into DOING > > SOMETHING RIGHT NOW. Even with the changes being proposed in > > Congress now, it's still a monumental transfer of wealth from the > > american taxpayer to a bunch of guys who give themselves billions in > > bonuses <http://tinyurl.com/4l4as6> and shelter THEMSELVES from the > > consequences of their actions <http://tinyurl.com/4n85x9>, > > <http://tinyurl.com/45zw68 > > > > > > > Shareholders, well, they're fucked. But the execs get their bonuses!!! > > Anybody care to guess who was the largest recipient of CEO bonuses > from any of the financial institutions we are now "rescuing"? > <http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=5876413> > -- > Brian > > > > Francis Drouillard, PE Novato, CA 94945 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
