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On AlterNet: executive pay

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "executive pay"

Executives Receive One-Third of All Pay in the U.S.

Executives Receive One-Third of All Pay in the U.S.

Pat Garofalo, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 22, 2009.
Between 1979 and 2006, the inflation-adjusted after-tax income of the richest 1 percent of households increased by 256 percent.

So What Happened to That Talk About Reining in CEO Pay?

So What Happened to That Talk About Reining in CEO Pay?

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.
The Obama administration has watered down the rules on executive pay into mushy prescriptions that pose no real threat to the Big Boys' windfalls.

Happy Days Are Here Again (For the Masters of the Universe)

Happy Days Are Here Again (For the Masters of the Universe)

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. June 24, 2009.
Citigroup joins Morgan Stanley and UBS AG in boosting salaries for executives and employees.

What Would the Man Who Got Us Out of the Last Depression Do About Wall Street's Greed?

What Would the Man Who Got Us Out of the Last Depression Do About Wall Street's Greed?

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.
What would FDR do if he were around to see AIG's bonus bozos spit in the face of the American taxpayer?

Obama Is Right to Take on the Very Rich

Obama Is Right to Take on the Very Rich

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, Christian Science Monitor. February 24, 2009.
They're paying far less of their incomes in taxes than average Americans.

The Suits Aren't Happy: Congress Reins In Wall Street Bonuses

The Suits Aren't Happy: Congress Reins In Wall Street Bonuses

Nick Sabloff, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 14, 2009.
While the stimulus bill didn't end up containing any caps on CEO salaries, it did set new limits on Wall Street bonuses.

Wall Streeters Want Our Pity -- Gimme a Break

Wall Streeters Want Our Pity -- Gimme a Break

Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. February 13, 2009.
Those poor, unappreciated Wall Street execs keep whining about the prospect of pay caps. Someone pass a hankie.

Obama to Introduce Executive Pay Limits for Bailed Out Companies

Obama to Introduce Executive Pay Limits for Bailed Out Companies

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 4, 2009.
"If the taxpayers are helping you, then you’ve got certain responsibilities to not be living high on the hog."

Wall Street Fat Cats Are Trying to Pocket Billions in Bailout Cash

Wall Street Fat Cats Are Trying to Pocket Billions in Bailout Cash

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. November 7, 2008.
They got us into this mess, and now they want to cash out -- will President Obama stop them?

Massive Inequality is Unexamined Fault Line Behind GM Walk-Out

Massive Inequality is Unexamined Fault Line Behind GM Walk-Out

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 2, 2007.
The brief national strike against America's biggest automaker has a good bit to tell us about the gap that divides the awesomely affluent in the United States from everyone else.