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...what it owes taxpayers. The result is that in most cases, much of what the executives will get paid - in some instances, nearly 95% - will be in long-term stock grants. For the most part, Feinberg has kept cash salaries to $500,000 or less. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...chamber is more than ever a lightning rod for the role of business in politics, his critics saw the organization's campaign as simply part of its effort to block the Democrats' agenda on everything from health-care reform and climate change to financial regulation. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...high priority for an Administration in search of wins. Geithner's bosses at the White House are pushing to get a bill to the President for his signature by the end of the year, and Geithner is the point man in making that happen. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...Blame? While it feels great to be outraged by these fat bonuses and whack the pigs by restricting - or seeming to restrict - the pay at outfits that have taken government bailout money, it's a bit pointless too. Because to some extent, Wall Street's pay and its problems really are misunderstood. (Stop snickering! It's true.) Even though "Wall Street" means the nation's big financial and investing operations, not a geographical location, a disproportionate number of Street people live in Manhattan. Things in the desirable parts of that borough are expensive beyond belief, especially if you have children...
...credit-card payment or overdrawn by a few bucks on your ATM card, the bank (which your tax money helped bail out) is still sticking you with obscene fees and charges. Hence the question that so many of us are asking: Where's my bailout? (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...