Back in the twentieth century one solution to disparities of wealth was a real progressive tax structure, as opposed to the current structure where the working poor pay a larger proportion of their incomes in taxes than do the very rich.
On Mar 26, 2009, at 3:59 PM, Michael Smith wrote: > > > Yes. I read the $1. > > If that's true (which I doubt), then it is only $1 so that he and > others like him can keep as much money as possible through, no > doubt, some well worn tax loopholes. > > However, I have no faith whatsoever that any of these so called > "executives" act with any degree of conscience at all. > > In fact, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if the whole letter was > another scam by AIG to get some good press via the "back door". > > Also, just because he says he will donate his bonus doesn't mean he > will (and I am 99.9% confident that he wont). And if he really can > afford to give away 3/4 million dollars then yes he has way too > much money. > > Regardless of mathematical models I still say that no one should be > compensated with so much money for anything. That goes for sports > figures, movie stars, etc, etc. Maybe especially sports figures, I > mean come on, bouncing this reddish ball and throwing it in a net! > > When some people make tens of millions of dollars and others can't > afford soup, then something is very, very, wrong. > > And for a connection to psychology? I think that the CEO's and > others who make it in business especially are smart sociopaths, so > making up this phony letter would be just another effort to play by > the rules (of conscience that guides most people) so that they can > continue to pillage society at large. > > --Mike > > > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 4:47 AM, Christopher D. Green > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Michael Smith wrote: >> >> >> >> Well, it wouldn't change my opinion. >> No one, I believe, should receive $742,006.40 bonus after taxes. >> If that is the bonus, what was his salary!!!??? > Read the letter again. It was $1. > > Chris Green > =============== > >> >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Christopher D. Green >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> So, this has absolutely nothing to do with teaching psychology, >> but you are interesting people who like interesting things. It is >> a letter of resignation from an executive at AIG that may change >> your view of the current bonus scandal. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/opinion/25desantis.html >> >> Chris >> -- >> Christopher D. Green >> Department of Psychology >> York University >> Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 >> Canada >> >> >> 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 >> [email protected] >> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ >> >> ========================== >> >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([email protected]) >> >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([email protected]) >> > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) Paul Brandon 10 Crown Hill Lane Mankato, MN 56001 [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
