huffingtonpost.com - 12/21/2008
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Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits in the calendar year 2007, an Associated Press analysis reveals. The rewards came even at banks where poor results last year foretold the economic crisis that sent ...
news.yahoo.com - 12/22/2008
msnbc.msn.com - 12/22/2008
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Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their
top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and...
other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals.
(more)
$1.6 billion went to bailed-out bank execs
news.yahoo.com - 12/22/2008
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Dickweeds
Rising Hegemon —
While the GOP & Bush Administration did all they could...and keep doing all they can to shit on the blue-collar workers of the UAW... Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. The rewards came even at banks where poor results last year foretold the economic crisis that sent them to Washington for a government rescue. Some trimmed their executive compensation due to lagging bank performance, but still forked over ...
The rich, they’re just better than you! Ask them.
Firedoglake —
... While the GOP & Bush Administration did all they could...and keep doing all they can to shit on the blue-collar workers of the UAW... ...
The rich, they're just better than you. Ask them.
Rising Hegemon —
... While the GOP & Bush Administration did all they could...and keep doing all they can to shit on the blue-collar workers of the UAW... ...
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