[oldbill]

I can’t believe there are people here on Free Republic who are supporting these bonuses (from extorted taxpayer pockets).

Burnett’s comments are illogical and brain-dead. I suspect she earned her way into the job with looks and cuddles. If you can use that logic with executives then use it with the common workers too, rather than laying them off.

Don’t be surprised to find out that Burnett is getting a little more than news tips from some of those executives she covers.

[fightin bronco]

Having previously worked on Wall Street, most bonuses are performance based, thus if my division/team did a great job (let's say) trading our firms proprietary positions, my team would most likely be eligible for a nice bonus. Even though another part of the firm lost several billion $$s. I do believe its not appropriate for CEOs to be taking bonuses now since they are are overseeing the entire firm.