Titans of Wall Street

[blueduck37.livejournal.com]

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[spifftronica.livejournal.com]

Ugh, does the cartoonist really mean the investments were reduced by a tenth, or is this another case of my language pet peeve in practice?

[epikaste.livejournal.com]

I love your icon.

[spifftronica.livejournal.com]

Likewise!

[spifftronica.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[epikaste.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[faylnncortez.livejournal.com]

LMFAO!

[reality-hammer.livejournal.com]

Depends on whether we are in Rome.

[jlc20thmaine.livejournal.com]

Just more stupidity by people who oppose business and want government to take care of people from cradle to grave.

[blueduck37.livejournal.com]

So you approve of this?

[jlc20thmaine.livejournal.com]

I oppose all government handouts and increase control over our lives.

[blueduck37.livejournal.com]

So you do approve of this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/weezthejuice37/LJ%20Pics/LJ%20Pics%203/feature9c06f8fb5bf7094989344e6456d2.gif). Okay.

[jlc20thmaine.livejournal.com]

I approve of any person making as much money as they can. I also approve of a person being held responsible for making mistakes. I realize that the first is an evil concept to you and that the second is a concept you would never understand.

[blueduck37.livejournal.com]

I approve of any person making as much money as they can.

This is not the objection here.

You are purposely missing the point of this cartoon. It's about how the people at the top are allowed to make huge failures that ripple worldwide (walking away with huge bonuses and millions anyway) while 96% of the country (struggling to make ends meet) is left holding the bag. It's about how those at the top, who control all our economic fates more or less, privatize the rewards of a good economy, while then socializing the risks/consequences of a bad economy. Etc.

That they are not held responsible is the entire point.

[jlc20thmaine.livejournal.com]

Now try reading my entire somment.

[ltmurdoch.livejournal.com]

You mean the part where you say, "I also approve of a person being held responsible for making mistakes?" That's the point of this cartoon. When these business leaders make horrible mistakes, while they may lose their jobs, walking away with hundreds of millions lacks the appearance of "being held responsible" for anything.

[desidono.livejournal.com]

The boards won't though, because they're made up of other CEO types and are therefore incestuous and self-protective. And, obviously, destructive to the health of the nation. But to do something about that would require governmental regulation, which is the worst sin of all apparently.

If only the New Deal hadn't destroyed personal responsibility none of this would've ever happened.

[blueduck37.livejournal.com]

PS-

http://politics4geekz.blogspot.com/2008/04/quote-natural-processes-of-human.html

[desidono.livejournal.com]

BAN ALL PUBLIC EDUCATION LIKE THE U OF K CUZ SOCIALISM BAD HURF DURRRRRR

[jlc20thmaine.livejournal.com]

I have no problem with any CEO making as much money as the Board of Directors will allow. I also have no problem with a Board of Directors for not giving bonuses or even a salary if the CEO screws up.

[desidono.livejournal.com]

But the boards, mostly made up of other CEO types and entirely incestuous and self-protective, don't.

It's all because the New Deal destroyed personal responsibility isn't it?

[epikaste.livejournal.com]

Kudos for subject, but absolutely no points for boring and overdone presentation.