Showing posts with label CEO's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CEO's. Show all posts

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Inequality and the Social Security Debate | Common Dreams

Inequality and the Social Security Debate | Common Dreams
"Next time you see one of these CEOs on TV lecturing about belt-tightening, keep in mind who’s talking. The stakes in this debate are extremely high for ordinary Americans who work hard every day but still have to worry about their retirement security. For CEOs with mega-million retirement funds, there’s not much to lose."

The Cruel Gap Between CEO Pay and the Stagnant Minimum Wage | Common Dreams

The Cruel Gap Between CEO Pay and the Stagnant Minimum Wage | Common Dreams
"It is time for a movement of the people to restore a level of minimal fairness to the compensation of working Americans and catch up with 1968."

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Bankers Cry as EU Deal Aims to Cap Bonuses for Financial Industry | Common Dreams

Bankers Cry as EU Deal Aims to Cap Bonuses for Financial Industry | Common Dreams
"Once again proving more adept at reigning in the financial sector than its US counterpart, the European Union's parliament on Thursday approved a plan for new restrictions on banks operating on the continent that would cap bonuses for financial executives and bankers."

Wall Street’s Bonus Pool Has Quintupled Since 1985

Wall Street’s Bonus Pool Has Quintupled Since 1985: 2012 was the second most profitable year in Wall Street’s history, with banks making north of $140 billion. Wall Street’s bonus pool, while not yet back to the heights it achieved before the financial crisis, is growing again, and the average cash bonus hit $121,900. This is part and parcel of a longer trend on [...]/p