DanielMa wrote:Митяй wrote:DanielMa wrote:koan wrote:
Я могу продолжить и сравнить performance for major banks (profits, stock prices) и так далее в 2003-2004 и в 2008. Но, прежде чем я начну это делать, скажите честно, Вы всерьез собираетесь защищать позицию, что performance Wall Street в 2008 году сравнимо с 2003-2004? Мне просто интересно заранее измерить глубину Вашего denial.
I think it is up to the company to determine the performance of each individual employee and the need to pay a bonus. If they paid them, they determined that they had the money to pay it and it was necessary.
"We have a bunch of idiots on Wall Street that are kicking sand in the face of the American taxpayer," an enraged McCaskill said on the floor of the Senate. "They don't get it. These people are idiots. You can't use taxpayer money to pay out $18 billion in bonuses."
It's funny to hear this from idiots in Washington who stood by since 2001 and did nothing to prevent the crisis.
ну ничего, это дело поправимое.
An angry U.S. senator introduced legislation Friday to cap compensation for employees of any company that accepts federal bailout money. Under the terms of a bill introduced by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, no employee would be allowed to make more than the president of the United States.
Obama's current annual salary is $400,000.