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https://whynow.dumka.us/2012/09/22/overheard-through-the-noise/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Sun, 23 Sep 2012 04:03:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://whynow.dumka.us/2012/09/22/overheard-through-the-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-60626 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 04:03:10 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=27032#comment-60626 Roger, that, BT. Privilege means private law, and that’s the way the current system works – one set of laws for the 99% and different set for the 1%.

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2012/09/22/overheard-through-the-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-60623 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:05:11 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=27032#comment-60623 It’s the Golden Rule, of course. A.k.a., “He who has gold, makes the rules.” 🙁

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2012/09/22/overheard-through-the-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-60620 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:38:26 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=27032#comment-60620 It’s amazing how teachers and other public workers have to be held accountable for performance, but CEOs and executives have to be paid bonuses no matter how badly they perform. Union contracts can be broken at will, but executive contracts are sacred and can’t be touched.

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2012/09/22/overheard-through-the-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-60617 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:44:16 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=27032#comment-60617 But handing out bonuses to people who did not perform up to standards is the standard these days. Have you not been paying attention to all the multinational corporations and the big bonuses they gave to CEOs even when the companies were not profitable? It’s how business is done these days. I just don’t see how you can’t see he is actually doing a good thing……….. [/ sarcasm]

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