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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 ...
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The Journey Continues Ann Lewis, NoLimits.org President Everywhere
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The Obama administration plans to mandate new executive
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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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... : 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’
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... 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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