http://rc3.org/2008/09/24/why-executive-compensation-should-be-on-the-table/ Strong opinions weakly held Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rc3.org/2008/09/24/why-executive-compensation-should-be-on-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-3100 Howard Berkey Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:35:54 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8512#comment-3100 <p>Couldn't agree more with Rafe here.</p> Couldn’t agree more with Rafe here.

]]> http://rc3.org/2008/09/24/why-executive-compensation-should-be-on-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-3095 acm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:15:38 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8512#comment-3095 <p>Yeah -- I've heard "keep it broad" as a way to keep from penalizing the companies that <em>didn't</em> make stupid and risky loans, but if you put some penalty into the bailout, then you accomplish the same thing -- you save the stupid companies, but they suffer some kind of consequences too.</p> Yeah — I’ve heard “keep it broad” as a way to keep from penalizing the companies that didn’t make stupid and risky loans, but if you put some penalty into the bailout, then you accomplish the same thing — you save the stupid companies, but they suffer some kind of consequences too.

]]> http://rc3.org/2008/09/24/why-executive-compensation-should-be-on-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-3048 Jeff Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:36:22 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8512#comment-3048 <p>Rafe, excellent post. I agree that any solution needs to suck for the banks that choose to participate. It needs to suck enough that companies aren't at a competitive disadvantage if they don't participate. Why did all the airlines dump their pension plans on the government? It's simple. Once one was allowed to without penalty, it became a competitive disadvantage to keep your pension plan. The same mistake needs not be repeated.</p> Rafe, excellent post. I agree that any solution needs to suck for the banks that choose to participate. It needs to suck enough that companies aren’t at a competitive disadvantage if they don’t participate. Why did all the airlines dump their pension plans on the government? It’s simple. Once one was allowed to without penalty, it became a competitive disadvantage to keep your pension plan. The same mistake needs not be repeated.

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