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COMPANIES ARE ALREADY SWITCHING TO LESS COSTLIER (FOR THEM) HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS THAT UP THE PREMIUMS FOR THE WORKERS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE GOVT SUBSIDY, THE WORKERS PAY THE EXACT SAME, WITH THE GOVT PAYING THE PREMIUM DIFF. THE COMPANIES ARE THE ONLY ONES BENEFITING BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES PAYING…
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I agree with "T" – who is the government or anyone else to say that someone should make a certain amount of money. This country was built on rewarding the most talented and hardest working individuals. The government is rewarding incompetence. There are extremely talented individuals at these organizations…
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While an across the board pay cap may not be the ideal solution, I think it is appropriate to hold these executives accountable for the role they played in creating the financial mess we're all in. As others have commented, were it not for the bail out money, some of these execs would be unemployed….
I'm not a scientist, and I could tell you that cash is king. If you want someone to do/not do something, paying them is a good way to get the desired result.
The individuals that would be subject to the cap are the ones at the companies in such trouble, so I say let them be 'stolen.' I sincerley hope they are NOT our best financial talents!
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Great comments everyone! Thanks for all of your feedback. Glad to see I'm not alone in agreeing with the comp cap.
I agree that all corp. execs should be capped, but also wonder why we think that "all the best talent" will not be satisified with a $500,000 salary? Surely not EVERY talented person has been sucked into the idea that more money determines worth… Have they?
Talented financial executivesis the operative word here. If they're so talented how did they get in so much trouble. Plenty of smaller banks who pay their CEO's much less than $500K a year are not only surviving but thriving and don't want or need federal bailout money.
I also agree that it seems logical to place a cap on the businesses that receive financial aid, but why not make the cap relative to the amount of bail-out received, i.e. a percentage somehow relative to the amount of bail-out received versus company assets. The more money received the lower the salary…
Their talents can't be that great if they got their company is this financial situation, can it??
Because these institutions needed to be bailed out, how much talent can these execs have, anyway? I'm all for them walking a mile in my shoes!!!!
"level the playing field", where are you from? Russia? One of the things that makes America great is that hardwork and achievement is rewarded. Who are you, me, or anyone else to say how much money someone can make or how many houses, cars, etc someone is allowed to have? Class warfare and wealth…
Mr. Rayner's concern that the U.S. financial industry will experience a brain drain as a result of a temporary $500k annual salary cap on certain executives of companies which, if not for an influx of taxpayer backed capital would be unemployed due to their institution's bankruptcy, is misplaced at best….
I agree with the pay caps for those companies being bailed out. I don't think our best talent is running the companies that need a bail out.
I agree with the pay cap. If the current executives (that have run these companies into the ground) are the cream of the crop, we're all in big trouble. Surely there are CEO's with integrity still to be found – that understand you must operate with a "profit" before paying such salaries and bonuses….