tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post4725553343373014450..comments2023-12-28T19:51:33.045-06:00Comments on All Toes in the Water: Resign or Die!M. Steve Heartsillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08211281863465356959noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-86608461722681055152009-03-19T08:32:00.000-05:002009-03-19T08:32:00.000-05:00Actually, I found a piece of new legislation I can...Actually, I found a piece of new legislation I can really get behind. Lawmakers allowed that line in the $787B law that honored any bonus agreement made before 2/11/09, BUT they are working on a new tax law, that if you recieve a bonus from a company that directly recieved government bailout money, that bonus would be taxed at 90%. <BR/><BR/>I encourage you to let your US representatives know that you endorse that action, specifically for the automotive and financial industries (otherwise, they'll leave a loophole wide enough to drive a truck through and make enforcement impossible).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-55036409173468415892009-03-18T15:49:00.000-05:002009-03-18T15:49:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's an interesting thought. As a neolib, I'...Yeah, it's an interesting thought. As a neolib, I'm feeling melancholy and missing the good ole days before we actually won the election. I mean, back then we could rail about the war, rant about the injustice of it all, rage about the neocons...ah the good ole days before we won. Now what? Seriously Barry, if you'd just cut me a check for 36K, I know the love would be back! (grin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-67517255860553159342009-03-18T14:10:00.000-05:002009-03-18T14:10:00.000-05:00Para...I tend to think that the smaller the govern...Para...I tend to think that the smaller the government the better...if they had given me the $36k, I would have done a far better job with it than the banks, car companies, and foreign governments!M. Steve Heartsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211281863465356959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-43928853353454174042009-03-18T14:09:00.001-05:002009-03-18T14:09:00.001-05:00Rick...is there anything we can do to stop this?Rick...is there anything we can do to stop this?M. Steve Heartsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211281863465356959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-6595900593010414352009-03-18T14:09:00.000-05:002009-03-18T14:09:00.000-05:00Kevin...I was thinking the same thing about him! H...Kevin...I was thinking the same thing about him! He could be the actor's stunt double!M. Steve Heartsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211281863465356959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-55014356703132869432009-03-18T14:08:00.000-05:002009-03-18T14:08:00.000-05:00So, Bill, if these employees had contracts that in...So, Bill, if these employees had contracts that included bonuses, the government should step in and void those contracts?<BR/><BR/>Is that the role of the government?M. Steve Heartsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211281863465356959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-49593796422277622922009-03-18T10:44:00.000-05:002009-03-18T10:44:00.000-05:00I think the cultural confusion in his statement is...I think the cultural confusion in his statement is amusing. He wanted both the apology and the suicide. I saw a report that the national debt is now at about 36K per citizen. You know, if they'd have just given it to me directly, I could have paid off our fixed mortgage. I'm just sayin...(grin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-26186978658327596252009-03-18T10:01:00.000-05:002009-03-18T10:01:00.000-05:00I agree with Bill. But whatever the case, this ha...I agree with Bill. But whatever the case, this has gone on too long and it has gone too far. <BR/><BR/>Just a sign of the times.Rick Boynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518041582653090943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-14193403439780074252009-03-18T09:12:00.000-05:002009-03-18T09:12:00.000-05:00Probably went too far. Doesn't he look like the S...Probably went too far. Doesn't he look like the Senator on 24 who was after Jack Bauer and just got killed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-32632776582829175332009-03-18T03:24:00.000-05:002009-03-18T03:24:00.000-05:00Perhaps asking for them to commit suicide (if in f...Perhaps asking for them to commit suicide (if in fact that is what he was asking) is a bit much. But they should all apologize and then resign. And if he really cares about the American people, the prez ought to block any and all bonuses. However....Bill (cycleguy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09082407231475058958noreply@blogger.com