Lehman Brothers gave it’s top 4 executives $125 million bonuses and $1 million bonuses to 696 others before it went under and bought by BoA. You could create a lot of jobs firing those 700 people and feel good doing both.
Not to be a random advocate for the stimulus, because I’m against it, but the stimulus is doing more than just creating jobs. It isn’t $800 billion just for jobs, some of it is going to medicare, and social security, and unemployment.
Lehman Brothers gave it’s top 4 executives $125 million bonuses and $1 million bonuses to 696 others before it went under and bought by BoA. You could create a lot of jobs firing those 700 people and feel good doing both.
— Mitch Feb 11, 10:55 PM #Don’t forget, it will also line a lot of pockets of doners.
— Tim Feb 15, 07:13 AM #Not to be a random advocate for the stimulus, because I’m against it, but the stimulus is doing more than just creating jobs. It isn’t $800 billion just for jobs, some of it is going to medicare, and social security, and unemployment.
— the weakonomist Feb 17, 10:26 AM #Yes I’m aware that it’s doing more than just that. I’m just being cynical in my post.
— Matt Feb 17, 02:09 PM #BoA bought Merrill, not Lehman.
— nate Feb 25, 12:59 PM #