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What an interesting post. It seems that information rolls in from every side faster than one can digest it and the average Joe knows not what to do but crawl into a shell and hide.
posted by
TAPS.
on March 23, 2009 at 6:50 AM
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What is truth and what is news and what is a new story let loose to cover
up something very wrong/ I give up and think I will become an ostrich!
posted by
Kabu
on March 22, 2009 at 7:25 PM
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gap
The media have engaged in a despicable campaign of rabble rousing...But it's easy! The average Joe and Jane can understand 'millions of bonus money' readily enough, especially when they're looking at their own meagre pay cheque or welfare cheque. But when you're talking about trillions, and especially about the intricate events that led to their loss, the fog rolls in...
posted by
Nautikos
on March 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
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I have trouble justifying bonuses when more than a trillion is still in deficit! sam
posted by
sam444
on March 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM
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Can't help but think the more patriotic, even more responsible path
would be for the receivers of bonuses whose base pay is over a certain level, to decline the bonuses. Whether they were promised or not, whether they earned them or not, there is something to be said for not taking what you don't truly need, when needs are so much greater elsewhere.
posted by
Ciel
on March 21, 2009 at 3:26 PM
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There's plenty of blame to go around...
...on both sides of the table.
I for one, have difficulty sympathizing with the misfortunes of the wealthy, especially when they helped bring their demise upon themselves.
I'm sorry for your girlfriend and her husband, who are obviously unwitting victims of someone else's debacle. I hope they don't suffer any negative repercussions from it.
posted by
metalrat
on March 21, 2009 at 2:07 PM
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