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Golden Parachutes Denounced as “Social Plagues”

Posted on May 25th, 2008 by Frenchdoc

Cross-posted from The Global Sociology Blog.
Via Le Monde , the Ministers of Finances of the Euro Zone have issued strong statements regarding corporate executives compensations, calling them “scandalous” and they are looking at ways to curb such excesses.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of The Eurogroup (an emanation of the Euro zone for coordination of different countries [...]

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Filed under: Economic News, Economy, In The News, International, Political News, World News

On Stocks, Bonds, and Politicians

Posted on March 1st, 2007 by Robert Freedland

You are not supposed to be a capitalist and a progressive. But these are the hats I wear.

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Filed under: Economy, Iraq, Politics, Republicans

The Budget, Taxes: Myths about the GOP, Dems, and Taxes and Spending

Posted on June 10th, 2006 by Nick

It is not unusual to hear that the GOP are more conservative on fiscal matters and that Democrats attachment to spending and “big government” has caused their downfall. A corrollary to this is that Bill Clinton gave the Democrats a much needed makeover and remade the Democrats into the party of fiscal responsibility.
On taxes, [...]

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Filed under: In The Blogosphere, Politics, Republicans