Obama spanks Wall Street.
 

spanks 'em HARD. :D

by the Gods I love that man! :celebrat:

It remains to be seen what if any changes he will get past the lobbyists.

Careful Merc, you're negativity is slipping... that post was almost neutral. :haha:

check your pm

[Google] Do you mean, Check your PMS? [/Google]
PM, I got no PM, I don't need no stinkin PM. :haha:

Sorry that was to sugar.

Exactly what are you referring to here? Please share.

The executive salary caps (basically no more than $500,000 for any company accepting government money, but there are a few more details,) and the moderately scathing speech that went along with the announcement.

Salary caps are a drop in the proverbial bucket. "Feel-good", arguably necessary (to change the culture of W.S.) but they are not going to change the economic dynamic directly.

Absolutely, but in this culture of waiting around like spiders for any sign that Obama isn't following his promises of accountability to the nth degree, this is a huge step in the right direction. I would think that most non-supporters, even, can say "well, that was all right."

*Bold mine* I love that part - yep you can make a million or 10, but it only good if you perform and the stock value of the company rises. AWESOME - Oh and you can't sell them until AFTER the company pays back what it already borrowed. I like this.

There's gonna be a loophole in there that you could drive a truck through. I can feel it in my cynical, misanthropic testicles.

I'm afraid you may be right, but I'm still hopeful. Its better than nothing, which is pretty much what we had.

Sounds like a corporate version of "workfare."

No, the whole bailout sounds like "A big fucking gift to fat greedy bastards".

No actual work is required or even encouraged.