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McCain wants low corporate taxes, regulated CEO pay
Yahoo ^ | 6/10/08 | Jeff Mason

Posted on 06/10/2008 9:14:16 AM PDT by pissant

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To: God luvs America
If the stockholders and directors don't do their jobs, replace them. It is fundamentally not the government's job to determine how much I, you or anyone else in the civilian sector is paid.
41 posted on 06/10/2008 9:52:12 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Yes, most hate Obama more.


42 posted on 06/10/2008 9:54:10 AM PDT by stuartcr (Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
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To: Perdogg

You are so late!
I already said my mea cupla.


43 posted on 06/10/2008 9:54:44 AM PDT by brownsfan (Algore makes P.T. Barnum look like a piker.)
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To: God luvs America
McCain is correct- these severance packages, stock options should be voted on by the stockholders- not the board of directors who want to feed their own pockets...

exactly--i whole-heartedly agree... and neither should the Congress vote on their own salaries and pay raises...

44 posted on 06/10/2008 9:54:48 AM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: Grunthor
You notice that the true McCainiacs never have the ba!!s to show up on these threads and defend that POS?

Too busy writing daily Obama fearmonger posts- "Vote McCain or Else" to be concerned with Johnny's socialistic manuevers to woo the sheeple.

45 posted on 06/10/2008 9:55:44 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The GOP death march to the gravesite is underway.)
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To: pissant
That may or may not be warranted, but the headline was misleading. I have issues with the federal govt over stepping State law in regarding corporate law, but I at least read the article before spouting off.
46 posted on 06/10/2008 9:56:55 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: brownsfan

I was joking around.


47 posted on 06/10/2008 9:57:36 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: WakeUpAndVote

So the idea is really OK, it’s just the way someone spins it, that’s bad?


48 posted on 06/10/2008 9:58:29 AM PDT by stuartcr (Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
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To: cripplecreek

I wish he had switched parties McCain-Lieberman v. whoever the Rep’s put up would be an election that would make me rest easy at night.


49 posted on 06/10/2008 9:59:33 AM PDT by Homer1
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To: Eric in the Ozarks; God luvs America

Actually State laws do regulate this activity, generally, in the absence of any given setforth regulations and policy. I have federalism issue with this, but the concept is not new.


50 posted on 06/10/2008 10:00:19 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

“I was joking around.”

I know. I wasn’t offended. Easy to miscommunicate on forums. Actually, I thought it was funny, and have sent people links to rif.org. :)


51 posted on 06/10/2008 10:02:23 AM PDT by brownsfan (Algore makes P.T. Barnum look like a piker.)
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To: brownsfan
Since it's not a perfect world, you support government intervention and regulation in the private sector?
52 posted on 06/10/2008 10:03:53 AM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Perdogg

He’s going to reform state law & bylaws of corporations to insist that all compensation be voted on by the shareholders? Why is this the federal governments concern? Is it only for execs that leave a company, or will he insist that Bill Gate’s continued compensation be voted upon too. What about all those nasty capitalists that run privately held businesses. Who gets to reign them in?


53 posted on 06/10/2008 10:04:23 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

I agree with you, I said that.


54 posted on 06/10/2008 10:06:15 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

Then how is it that the headline is misleading. If the fed forces corporate policy changes across the country, that is a regulation.


55 posted on 06/10/2008 10:09:06 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Cobra64

“Since it’s not a perfect world, you support government intervention and regulation in the private sector?”

This is peeing in the wind. Obviously you won’t be swayed. You believe that when someone ascends to the executive level, they should be free to steal, er, appropriate, as much as they humanly can. The owners, shareholders, should have no say.

I disagree. I get to vote on all kinds of things, why not let me vote on CEO compensation for a company I own?

Hmmmmm, not allowing the owners of a business to have a say in how it’s run. Nice.

You want some real regulation?! Wait until President Obama takes a look at your corporations.


56 posted on 06/10/2008 10:13:03 AM PDT by brownsfan (Algore makes P.T. Barnum look like a piker.)
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To: pissant

Slick Willie, Inc....gotta wonder how much that CEO makes? Time to regulate former and current politicians income also?


57 posted on 06/10/2008 10:13:36 AM PDT by politicalwit (AKA... A Tradition Continues...Now a Hoosier Freeper)
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To: pissant
That's a nice post facto spine on the headline, but according to the reaction of people here at FR, the headline made it sound like McCain was proposing GOSPLAN.
58 posted on 06/10/2008 10:13:48 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: pissant
Somebody tell Juan that it is none of the government's business what a CEO makes.

It sure as hell is when that company is the beneficiary of corporate welfare. If corporate CEO's don't want regulation let them play by the same rules as the rest of us.
59 posted on 06/10/2008 10:16:37 AM PDT by radioman
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To: Perdogg
There was a daffy Minnesota congressman who wanted to link corporate employee with the CEO’s, on a percentage basis. It was the ultimate in Donk envy and meddling.
60 posted on 06/10/2008 10:17:07 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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