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| 99. Those finance parasites are why I refused to get all misty eyed on 9/11 |
| -Pay Limits in Stimulus May Cause Brain Drain, Industry Says |
Warren Stupidity |
Feb-14-09 04:32 PM |
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Perhaps that's good. These may not be the brains we need. |
SharonAnn |
Feb-14-09 04:33 PM |
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Took the words out of my mouth. |
tabatha |
Feb-14-09 04:35 PM |
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yes I thought the same |
KakistocracyHater |
Feb-14-09 11:11 PM |
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My first thought. Let some other country deal with these greedy, self-serving a-holes. |
liberalmuse |
Feb-14-09 05:42 PM |
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a-holes were exactly the kind of 'brain drains' |
ShockediSay |
Feb-15-09 11:45 PM |
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BRAINS! |
Quantess |
Feb-16-09 12:47 AM |
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What Countries? What Hedge Funds? |
justinaforjustice |
Feb-22-09 09:47 PM |
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They can have my brains |
djp2 |
Feb-14-09 07:08 PM |
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FUCK EM. Finance is a parasite industry. These managers are either spoiled rich daddy boys, |
conspirator |
Feb-15-09 09:30 AM |
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There was a reason for usury laws |
ShockediSay |
Feb-16-09 06:31 PM |
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They may just change the compensation package from mostly bonus to mostly salary |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Feb-14-09 04:34 PM |
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I thought it was general compensation. |
tabatha |
Feb-14-09 04:36 PM |
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Hard to get a solid report on this from the media and the pontificating on CSPAN is not helping |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Feb-14-09 08:44 PM |
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Where the heck will they drain to??? |
Siwsan |
Feb-14-09 04:36 PM |
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...the bottom of a cesspool. |
avaistheone1 |
Feb-15-09 01:06 AM |
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Where ELSE would they go? |
DJ13 |
Feb-14-09 04:36 PM |
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oh noes! |
shireen |
Feb-14-09 04:36 PM |
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H1B's stand ready. |
Skink |
Feb-14-09 04:37 PM |
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lol |
avaistheone1 |
Feb-15-09 01:31 AM |
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Something has gone horribly wrong when I'm laughing at an H1B joke. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Feb-16-09 10:00 AM |
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Oh so they're going to outsource themselves, eh? |
treestar |
Feb-14-09 04:38 PM |
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Yeah Hedge Funds. I'm sure that is where the money is flowing to. NOT. |
dkf |
Feb-14-09 04:38 PM |
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Oh God, the whining from them is going to be deafening |
bluestateguy |
Feb-14-09 04:39 PM |
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bwahahahahahaha! |
Runcible Spoon |
Feb-14-09 04:42 PM |
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sometimes an abcess needs to be drained |
eShirl |
Feb-14-09 04:42 PM |
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As disgusting the thought, you nailed it! |
GentryDixon |
Feb-14-09 05:18 PM |
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They can hire me for a half million a year. |
Vinca |
Feb-14-09 04:44 PM |
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Where are all of the patriots? |
CitizenPatriot |
Feb-14-09 04:44 PM |
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OMFG - What will we DO without top talent skilled at the fine art of destroying the economy??? |
HopeHoops |
Feb-14-09 04:49 PM |
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I agree! How ever will we survive without those who lost trillions for us? |
Overseas |
Feb-15-09 11:00 AM |
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BRAIN fucken drain? |
Jackpine Radical |
Feb-14-09 04:50 PM |
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Don't let the door hit your butt on the way out. nt |
bemildred |
Feb-14-09 04:50 PM |
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Does it really take a lot of brains? Serious question |
OKNancy |
Feb-14-09 04:57 PM |
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the British Doc. drain to US did not help us or hurt them n/t |
jkappy |
Feb-14-09 04:57 PM |
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Let them all go to China and see how well they do there. |
L0oniX |
Feb-14-09 05:05 PM |
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Good one! And so true... |
CLANG |
Feb-14-09 06:04 PM |
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CHINA WOOOOOO! |
JVS |
Feb-14-09 06:25 PM |
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Just so the folks who have a soul remain. |
wellstone dem |
Feb-14-09 05:08 PM |
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No, it will move many smart, ambitious people into actually _productive_ industries. |
SurfingScientist |
Feb-14-09 05:12 PM |
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Your analysis is perfect, SurfingScientist. Thank you for your ability to communicate it. (nt) |
w4rma |
Feb-14-09 06:29 PM |
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Good post |
fujiyama |
Feb-23-09 01:39 AM |
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Ok, I'll take the job |
shadowknows69 |
Feb-14-09 05:16 PM |
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This is the standard argument |
Turbineguy |
Feb-14-09 05:18 PM |
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I know of a shovel their hands could fit. |
MrPerson |
Feb-14-09 05:20 PM |
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But it's the brains who created the crisis |
rocktivity |
Feb-14-09 05:29 PM |
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Good I hope it does, |
Autumn |
Feb-14-09 05:43 PM |
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Oh BOO Fruckin WHO - and the horse they rode out on |
CLANG |
Feb-14-09 05:44 PM |
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Yeah...cuz' the rest of us in this country are just so damn dumb. |
MichiganVote |
Feb-14-09 05:51 PM |
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The smartest people I know earn nowhere near $500K. Sorry, but the talented |
metapunditedgy |
Feb-14-09 05:52 PM |
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Good riddance to bad rubbish. They financially ruined our country... |
truthisfreedom |
Feb-14-09 05:58 PM |
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Did anyone else read that as, "Pay Limits in Stimulus May Cause Brain Damage" ? |
DRoseDARs |
Feb-14-09 05:58 PM |
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Ha! That's EXACTLY what I did a double take on! |
CLANG |
Feb-14-09 06:08 PM |
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You mean the brains who drained us? |
boobooday |
Feb-14-09 05:59 PM |
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Phil Gramm: Recession Is "Mental," America Is "Nation Of Whiners" (VIDEO) |
UpInArms |
Feb-14-09 06:01 PM |
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Gramms political irrelevance is guaranteed by that video |
CLANG |
Feb-14-09 06:10 PM |
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What brains? |
Odin2005 |
Feb-14-09 06:13 PM |
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And let's not forget...... |
llmart |
Feb-14-09 07:58 PM |
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Brain Drain? BRAIN DRAIN!! There's a laugh and a half.....n/t |
NorthCarolina |
Feb-14-09 06:16 PM |
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Fine. Looks like we sure could do well to dump these |
Still Sensible |
Feb-14-09 06:21 PM |
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Flee! Please flee! Go away and don't come back! We don't want their kind here. (nt) |
w4rma |
Feb-14-09 06:27 PM |
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Don't think their experience will be a plus on their resumes. |
kiranon |
Feb-14-09 06:27 PM |
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Foreign owned banks? |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Feb-14-09 06:30 PM |
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Most of us have noticed all the bank foreclosures lately. |
murielm99 |
Feb-14-09 06:31 PM |
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Oh, bullshit. |
Mz Pip |
Feb-14-09 06:32 PM |
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don't worry- the lawyers will find a way around it... |
dysfunctional press |
Feb-14-09 06:33 PM |
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Not to worry, tapioca drains slowly. |
tclambert |
Feb-14-09 06:50 PM |
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LOL!!! |
Texano78704 |
Feb-14-09 06:51 PM |
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"Talented" As in Talented in Running Companies in to the Ground, and |
Kittycat |
Feb-14-09 06:54 PM |
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Because money is the only thing that motivates people to work. |
undeterred |
Feb-14-09 06:55 PM |
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There's been a "brain drain" in every other industry during or because of the Bush yrs |
The Hope Mobile |
Feb-14-09 07:05 PM |
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You mean the kind of brains that Keynes is talking about? |
mbperrin |
Feb-14-09 07:08 PM |
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Wonderful quote from the economist the Corporatists love to hate!!! |
Odin2005 |
Feb-14-09 08:54 PM |
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Stupidity got us into this mess |
varelse |
Feb-14-09 07:20 PM |
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Because companies really need to keep leaders that drove the company in the ground. |
dbonds |
Feb-14-09 07:55 PM |
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This is good. |
PM Martin |
Feb-14-09 08:02 PM |
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Like they were doing such a good #!%* job in the first place. |
Capt13 |
Feb-14-09 08:05 PM |
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LOL, the only difference between the bankers and those in penitentiaries is that......... |
nolabels |
Feb-14-09 08:19 PM |
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Buh Bye! |
Xipe Totec |
Feb-14-09 08:12 PM |
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There are plenty of the finest brains |
disndat |
Feb-14-09 08:23 PM |
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Where I worked for so long |
WoodyM |
Feb-14-09 08:44 PM |
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Let those fuckers go. And good riddance. Dont let the door hit you in the ass. |
OwnedByFerrets |
Feb-14-09 09:14 PM |
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Don't let the door hit 'em |
TXDemGal |
Feb-14-09 09:34 PM |
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Awwww. What a shame. |
Lugnut |
Feb-14-09 09:50 PM |
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Then don't take the f`in money! |
wickerwoman |
Feb-14-09 10:02 PM |
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There are plenty |
shellgame26 |
Feb-14-09 10:26 PM |
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Someone's getting a laugh here. Brain drain? More like perp drain. n/t |
antimatter98 |
Feb-14-09 10:27 PM |
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And when we stop laughing... "BRAIN DRAIN"???? |
aquart |
Feb-14-09 10:40 PM |
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If these jags HAD any brains, they wouldn't need a bailout. And if WE had any brains, |
Jim Sagle |
Feb-14-09 11:10 PM |
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Nationalize the friggin Banks |
Left Coast2020 |
Feb-14-09 11:43 PM |
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Your OP is spot on. This is a non-issue, and not only ridiculous, but |
babylonsister |
Feb-14-09 11:44 PM |
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OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!! good one... KNR |
wroberts189 |
Feb-14-09 11:49 PM |
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Who would be stupid enough to hire them? |
burrowowl |
Feb-15-09 12:05 AM |
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Thanks for the laugh! |
girl gone mad |
Feb-15-09 12:06 AM |
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Am I the first to say, GOOD RIDDANCE, AND WELCOME TO 'EM??? |
snot |
Feb-15-09 12:16 AM |
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Foreign owned banks |
Confusious |
Feb-15-09 12:18 AM |
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They relentlessly pursued regulatory changes to maximize profit... |
krispos42 |
Feb-15-09 01:06 AM |
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Talk about an idle threat! |
onager |
Feb-15-09 01:06 AM |
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Is it just me, or.... |
Lithos |
Feb-15-09 01:20 AM |
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Just as likely it may not, who is going to hire them? |
FreeStateDemocrat |
Feb-15-09 03:57 AM |
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Anyone seeing anyone outside the industry saying this? Of course |
BR_Parkway |
Feb-15-09 05:28 AM |
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Good Point |
ProfessorGAC |
Feb-15-09 05:43 AM |
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So where is the down side to this? N/T |
Rebellious Republican |
Feb-15-09 05:34 AM |
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What Talent? |
ProfessorGAC |
Feb-15-09 05:42 AM |
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What brains? Like Madoff's brain? Puh! nt |
morningglory |
Feb-15-09 09:35 AM |
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Those finance parasites are why I refused to get all misty eyed on 9/11 |
mitchum |
Feb-15-09 12:59 PM |
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Updated headline: "Pay Limits in Stimulus May Cause Lamebrain Drain, Industry Says |
SOS |
Feb-15-09 01:09 PM |
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Because there are soooo many other jobs with 30 million dollar bonuses? nt. |
BlueIdaho |
Feb-15-09 02:33 PM |
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K&R for the most sympathetic thread EVAH!! |
DCKit |
Feb-15-09 03:27 PM |
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I wish there was a way... |
sutz12 |
Feb-15-09 03:31 PM |
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The Jokes just write themselves nowadays don't they. nt |
Lost in CT |
Feb-15-09 11:47 PM |
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Beautiful! |
ProudDad |
Feb-16-09 10:19 PM |
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Some of those brains should be drained |
hyphenate |
Feb-15-09 11:59 PM |
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This is a load of crap. |
Turbineguy |
Feb-16-09 05:13 AM |
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a day without pay |
radfringe |
Feb-16-09 05:23 AM |
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They say that like it is a bad thing. |
harun |
Feb-16-09 09:51 AM |
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These brains are criminal brains, I'll take my chances with honest morons |
olddad56 |
Feb-16-09 10:10 AM |
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High salary does not equal high intelligence. |
Waiting For Everyman |
Feb-16-09 10:22 AM |
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And where, pray tell, are these "brains" |
ProudDad |
Feb-16-09 10:16 PM |
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And being laid off is better? |
Javaman |
Feb-23-09 09:44 AM |
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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, Bushies! |
tom_paine |
Feb-23-09 05:03 PM |
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHA111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
tabasco |
Feb-23-09 08:41 PM |
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They were highly skilled at keeping their jobs, being dramatically overcompensated and |
No Elephants |
Feb-24-09 05:51 AM |
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