Citigroup says "I got mine now get the f*ck out"

[Jiddy78]

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/citigroups-ceo-compensation-package-jumps/story.aspx?guid=%7BEFC2BF07-0F97-4283-BE84-83654145490A%7D

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070411/citigroup_restructure.html?.v=2


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Charles Prince, under fire for Citigroup Inc.'s lackluster performance in 2006, received a 12.9% raise to bring his total compensation to nearly $26 million.

Citigroup to Eliminate 17,000 Jobs As Part of Cost-Saving Restructuring



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[Jiddy78]

I laugh...but those two articles are a month apart. That's downright frightening...Oh well....Ponzi on boys!!!

[LSU]

I laugh...but those two articles are a month apart. That's downright frightening...Oh well....Ponzi on boys!!!



I can see that money tricklin' down like a babbling brook.

[Jiddy78]

I can see that money tricklin' down like a babbling brook.


Trickle down effect is fancy talk for "You'll get what I f*cking say you do"...Guess what the response is once the masses actually pick up on the message?

[LSU]

Trickle down effect is fancy talk for "You'll get what I f*cking say you do"...Guess what the response is once the masses actually pick up on the message?



In this case, "Why did my interest rate go up?"

[Jiddy78]

In this case, "Why did my interest rate go up?"


That one's easy....The Chindian CEO overlords want theirs too.

[LSU]

"Reduce costs and improve profits."

That's the reasoning I just heard on Today for the firings.


Makes me really want to go into private industry when I look for gainful employment.

[LSU]

I've been thinking about cancelling my citi card...but now I'm worried someone might lose their job because of it...

[Jiddy78]

I've been thinking about cancelling my citi card...but now I'm worried someone might lose their job because of it...

It's all about the stockholders...They could care less HOW the money is made...Just so long as they "get theirs".....

[LSU]

It's all about the stockholders...They could care less HOW the money is made...Just so long as they "get theirs".....


So, what you're saying is that a corporation is for the stockholders, not the wee little people, so really, a corporation is only worried about the economy so far as it benefits the people rich enough to own the stocks? The average wage worker is, well, to put it bluntly...fucked??


Wha???????

[IBC]

What, you guys don't want business to do well?