Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Just a thought.

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"Get on your boots!"

Words.

"That heads-I-win, tails-I've-already-banked-my-bonus mentality is changing under pressure from shareholders and some enlightened boards of directors, which has led some Wall Street firms to eliminate the perverse incentives in their pay structures. We don't like the idea of the federal government dictating how a private company pays its workers, but when tax dollars are keeping the company's lights on, the least Washington can ask for is some humility in the payroll."

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