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[ussoccer26]

Ha, Nice.

I was actually thinking about participating, but i couldn't find anything to break or poop on.

I was thinking about working my crony wall street job today but I couldn't find anymore money to steal or cheat out of people.

[sammy]

I was thinking about working my crony wall street job today but I couldn't find anymore money to steal or cheat out of people.

You're not looking hard enough; Your bosses will fire you without warning at any moment!

[Flanders]

I was thinking about working my crony wall street job today but I couldn't find anymore money to steal or cheat out of people.

Oh my image is much stronger than yours.  Check out Seattle much?  Although I see more much more breaking than pooping this go around.

[jbs49238]

Oh my image is much stronger than yours.  Check out Seattle much?  Although I see more much more breaking than pooping this go around.

Everybody poops.... I heard they wrote a book about it!!!!!

[ussoccer26]

Oh my image is much stronger than yours.  Check out Seattle much?  Although I see more much more breaking than pooping this go around.

Who cares? Good for them.

[ussoccer26]

And for the record, the people smashing stuff in Seattle was Black Bloc Anarchists, not OWS. Don't confuse the two.

[Frenchfry]

I guess Fry didn't participate.... Copy/Paste is in full fury today.

Fry didn't you hear... you AREN'T supposed to be working today.

One would think even the most obtuse rightie such as yourself would get the concept...I receive zero compensation for my contributions...so when I'm on the forum, I'm not working.

But of course you MUST make everything personal. 

[Frenchfry]

Cenk details why the Occupy Wall Street movement exists for anyone who has ever wondered what the protestors are so angry about.

Why the Occupy Wall Street movement exists: 'The system is rigged'


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Josh Harkinson, reporter at Mother Jones, and Yetta Kurland, attorney for the National Lawyers Guild, join "Viewpoint" host Eliot Spitzer to take stock of Occupy Wall Street's worldwide May Day -- was it the reinvigorating moment the movement hoped it would be? Josh Harkinson's answer: possibly. But he adds that Occupy Wall Street needs to reach out to regular people who may be unwilling to protest: "People need to find other ways that they can sort of act in solidarity with the movement.

A new day for OWS: Josh Harkinson and Yetta Kurland review May Day and assess the movement's future

[LetsGoWings]

One would think even the most obtuse rightie such as yourself would get the concept...I receive zero compensation for my contributions...so when I'm on the forum, I'm not working.

But of course you MUST make everything personal. 

Work-exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/work

Sure sounds like you were working to me. You don't have to get compensation for it to be considered working.

[LetsGoWings]

Also, why should the general public be able to dictate how much a CEO gets paid? It should be the shareholders of the corporation that determine that. If GE wants to pay Immelt and insane amount of money, and a majority of the shareholders agree, why should a non-shareholder care so much and why should they even have a say in it?

[Baggins]

Everybody poops.... I heard they wrote a book about it!!!!!

[Baggins]

Also, why should the general public be able to dictate how much a CEO gets paid? It should be the shareholders of the corporation that determine that. If GE wants to pay Immelt and insane amount of money, and a majority of the shareholders agree, why should a non-shareholder care so much and why should they even have a say in it?

I see your point and the only exception I could see, is if the corporation in question had been bailed out by tax payers money...Then I think, everyone has a say in it, or at least a valid reason of opinion.

[LetsGoWings]

I see your point and the only exception I could see, is if the corporation in question had been bailed out by tax payers money...Then I think, everyone has a say in it, or at least a valid reason of opinion.

What if they paid all that money back and "bought out" the taxpayers stake in the company?

[Baggins]

What if they paid all that money back and "bought out" the taxpayers stake in the company?

At that point, they are free and clear to do what they will...I might still be curious and still have an opinion on whether or not it's a good idea though...No point in repeating old mistakes and practices with some fallback idea of getting another bailout if things don't turn out...!

How big of a bonus does a CEO really need with a salary in the 6 figure range...

How much is enough, how rich does a person "need" to be...?

[LetsGoWings]

At that point, they are free and clear to do what they will...I might still be curious and still have an opinion on whether or not it's a good idea though...No point in repeating old mistakes and practices with some fallback idea of getting another bailout if things don't turn out...!

How big of a bonus does a CEO really need with a salary in the 6 figure range...

How much is enough, how rich does a person "need" to be...?

True.

I guess it comes down to should the CEO's be paid what they are actually worth to the company. I know it will probably bother some, but the a person like Immelt is worth a whole lot more to GE than just one entry level hire.

Now, the issue is valuing that worth. An easy idea to show this would be looking at two independent scenarios: 1)Immelt announces he will retire in the next 3 months and 2) New Hire will be fed up with the job after a few months and quit. I would make an argument for Immelt retiring that the stock would take some hit and that if New Hire quit it would not do anything to the stock price. Keep in mind that the true value of the company is the value of their shares.