Comments on: Bailout, Bonuses, and Business: What are your thoughts? http://kimbeasley.com/2008/10/28/bailout-bonuses-and-business-what-are-your-thoughts/ Social Media Coach, Social Media Speaker, Social Media Consultant, & WordPress Web Developer Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Danny Brown http://kimbeasley.com/2008/10/28/bailout-bonuses-and-business-what-are-your-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 Danny Brown Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:36:53 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=600#comment-2876 So let me get this right. The people that got everyone into this mess are the ones that are getting the biggest rewards? How does that even make sense? Oh wait a minute - it's because it comes in the reign of George W. Bush - the man who made failing an art form. Absolute craziness, Kim - thanks for bringing this to our attention. <abbr><em>Danny Browns last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DannyBrown/~3/434175907/" rel="nofollow">Why LEGO Should Have Trademarked Social Media</a></em></abbr> So let me get this right. The people that got everyone into this mess are the ones that are getting the biggest rewards? How does that even make sense? Oh wait a minute – it’s because it comes in the reign of George W. Bush – the man who made failing an art form.

Absolute craziness, Kim – thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Danny Browns last blog post..Why LEGO Should Have Trademarked Social Media

]]> By: Gina Badalagy http://kimbeasley.com/2008/10/28/bailout-bonuses-and-business-what-are-your-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 Gina Badalagy Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:23:14 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=600#comment-2875 This is a bad economy and I'm not really sure how we can get out of it without sacrificing bonuses and probably increased taxes. I'm not really sure why people get so insensed about taxes when we are perhaps sliding into a depression but that's just ME. MY little tiny company, my little tiny full time job, eliminated bonuses AND raises for the next 2 years across the board. So tell me, why can't wall st do some of that for one year? Are you telling me traders wouldn't produce profits in that case? I actually was opposed to the bailout, mailed my congressman, who naturally sent a letter back detailing why he WAS NOT to blame, and blaming it all on his opposing party. Enough with the blame game, it's going to take every thinking person we have in government, sacrifice and lots of time to fix this. That's my opinion. The politics of hate and control are over. People need jobs, healthcare, gas in the tank and food on the table, not hysteria. But I'm just one mom with 2 jobs and an unemployed husband and sketchy healthcare, who am I to say... This is a bad economy and I’m not really sure how we can get out of it
without sacrificing bonuses and probably increased taxes. I’m not
really sure why people get so insensed about taxes when we are
perhaps sliding into a depression but that’s just ME. MY little tiny
company, my little tiny full time job, eliminated bonuses AND
raises for the next 2 years across the board. So tell me, why can’t
wall st do some of that for one year? Are you telling me traders
wouldn’t produce profits in that case?

I actually was opposed to the bailout, mailed my congressman, who
naturally sent a letter back detailing why he WAS NOT to blame, and
blaming it all on his opposing party. Enough with the blame game, it’s
going to take every thinking person we have in government,
sacrifice and lots of time to fix this.

That’s my opinion. The politics of hate and control are over.
People need jobs, healthcare, gas in the tank and food on the table,
not hysteria. But I’m just one mom with 2 jobs and an unemployed
husband and sketchy healthcare, who am I to say…

]]> By: Kim Beasley http://kimbeasley.com/2008/10/28/bailout-bonuses-and-business-what-are-your-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-2874 Kim Beasley Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:30:15 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=600#comment-2874 Both of your responses are good and thanks for sharing. It's as though we have six eggs in one hand and half a dozen in the other. I would hope that a solution that is more equally balanced is suggested. I think it would go over better with the American public. Both of your responses are good and thanks for sharing. It’s as though we have six eggs in one hand and half a dozen in the other. I would hope that a solution that is more equally balanced is suggested. I think it would go over better with the American public.

]]> By: Todd Mickey http://kimbeasley.com/2008/10/28/bailout-bonuses-and-business-what-are-your-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 Todd Mickey Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:20:45 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=600#comment-2873 I agree there is something intrinsically wrong with the way bonuses get paid despite a company's performance. I know that if my business does poorly, I don't get paid. The problem is the solution as I don't see one I am comfortable with. I am very leery of government dictating what someone should get paid and I don't want the U.S. to lose competitiveness and ultimately jobs if top talent goes overseas. There has to be some way to introduce a market based approach that better incorporates shareholder concerns. I agree there is something intrinsically wrong with the way bonuses
get paid despite a company’s performance. I know that if my business
does poorly, I don’t get paid. The problem is the solution as I
don’t see one I am comfortable with. I am very leery of government
dictating what someone should get paid and I don’t want the U.S. to
lose competitiveness and ultimately jobs if top talent goes overseas.
There has to be some way to introduce a market based approach that
better incorporates shareholder concerns.

]]> By: Elizabeth Roberts http://kimbeasley.com/2008/10/28/bailout-bonuses-and-business-what-are-your-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-2872 Elizabeth Roberts Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:05:35 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=600#comment-2872 It is another fleecing of America if you ask me. I blogged (http://www.tenacioustitans.com) about the enormous salaries that CEO's make even when a company fails...it's all relative. But can you blame the one's making all of that money? Not in my opinion. If someone wants to give me a huge bonus, I am not going to turn it down. It is another fleecing of America if you ask me. I blogged (http://www.tenacioustitans.com) about the enormous salaries that CEO’s make even when a company fails…it’s all relative. But can you blame the one’s making all of that money? Not in my opinion. If someone wants to give me a huge bonus, I am not going to turn it down.

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