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The Associated Press: Obama administration to issue executive pay limits
12 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama administration plans to mandate new executive pay limits on Wednesday for government-assisted financial institutions in a new get-tough approach to bankers and Wall Street. "If the taxpayers are helping you, then you've got certain responsibilities to not ...
U.S. Plans to Curb Executive Pay for Bailout Recipients
U.S. Plans to Curb Executive Pay for Bailout Recipients
nytimes.com — The Obama administration is expected to impose a cap of $500,000 on the compensation of executives at... companies that receive large new infusions of federal bailout money. > (more) U.S. Plans to Curb Executive Pay for Bailout Recipients
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Obama to announce limits on executive pay
Obama to announce limits on executive pay
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Obama to introduce executive pay limits for bailed out companies.
Think Progress — ... The Obama administration plans to mandate new executive pay limits for financial companies that are receiving any help from the $700 billion bailout fund. “If the taxpayers are helping you, then you’ve got certain responsibilities to not be living high on the hog,” President Obama said in an interview. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has proposed that no employee of a bailed-out company can receive ...

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Jules Crittenden — ... : Miracle worker’s only human. OK, latest from the Temple. The Messiah overturns the moneylenders’ tables , thunders, “My House shall be called the House of Hope and Change; but ye have made it a den of business as usual!” Topics: ...

Obama to cap executive pay
The Reaction — ... "If the taxpayers are helping you, then you’ve got certain responsibilities to not be living high on the hog." -- President Obama ...

ABC: Obama Is Hypocritical For Limiting Wall Street Pay While Having A ‘Lavish Lifestyle’
Think Progress — ... last year. “If the taxpayers are helping you, then you’ve got certain responsibilities to not be living high on the hog,” he explained. ...

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