www.csua.org/u/lqh -> finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/25925/Millions-Paid-to-Dead-CEOs-Outrage-Over-'Golden-Coffins'
Shaw Group CEO JM Bernhard to not compete with the firm after he dies The practice is time-honored but was largely hidden until a recent change to disclosure requirements. Defenders say the packages are merely "deferred compensation" or geared to aid estate-planning and tax efficiency. Even after the scandals of Enron and WorldCom, it's pretty clear that many CEOs -- and their boards -- have no shame when it comes to compensation.
report abuse you Dave - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:27PM EDT "it's pretty clear that many CEOs -- and their boards -- have no shame when it comes to compensation." Oh, and for accuracy, change the "many CEOs" to MOST CEOs!
Finance User - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:34PM EDT The rich get richer the poor get poorer! All us wage earners are slaves to whoever has the hammer. Oil, Government, Socialist programs, the list is endless.
net - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:40PM EDT It is time the government steps in to end this. The stockholders have tried by submitting propsals that are on the voting ballot but the board always recommends to vote against. These CEO's do not deserve the money that is paid them especially when the stock sinks in value or because of bad decisions the company starts to go south. Have you ever heard of an average person who works for a company being paid millions to leave?
Finance User - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:44PM EDT This is another another nail in the US economy, along with W's Big Oil pals. Learn Chinese while you can , our new owners may take a shine to those who speak the linga!
report abuse you Karl C - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:44PM EDT New tax plan: 1 only reasonable stock options. Let's face it, these huge compensation packages are from large corporations and for the most part monkeys could do what these CEOs do. Individual stockholders cannot change this with proxies as institutional investor in bed with CEOs and boards control voting. Small business owners and medium size coporate exec don't make this kind of money and usually work their butts off for what they get.
report abuse Raghu Raghu - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:48PM EDT Few years ago (2002 or so) I read an interview with Peter Drucker, who predicted with these new corporate rules and tax breaks all you would see is Corporate GREED and scandals ...
Finance User - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:51PM EDT It's just amazing to me what you can do as long as it's OPM. All of the hawkers (just look at the ads on these pages) telling people to keep packing money away into the market into IRAs and 401Ks. Behind the scenes, you have a bunch of pigs using any clever scheme that they can dream up to drain that money out as fast as it rolls in with no real gain. You really have to have a GRAND sense of contempt for a company and it's shareholders to expect to get paid after you are dead for NOT COMPETING. Heck, that may be the next scam - becoming a CEO after you are dead...
report abuse you Tex - Tuesday June 10, 2008 12:55PM EDT Before you twist your knickers, if you don't like what a CEO is paid, don't buy the company stock or don't buy their product. Perhaps where you first need to look is into Congress, the shameful retirement/medical packages that they vote for THEMSELVES is YOUR MONEY, which is stolen from you via "taxes", which they can raise any time they wish. Stop allowing yourself to be fooled, Congress is pointing the finger at everyone else but themselves because you CAN vote them out.
the last time i checked our society is build on the foundation that everyone has a chance to make a successful for themselves. Whether that goal is having as much fun, raising a large family, or yes ... The moment the government steps in to regulate how much money you can make we lose all ability to innovate and compete on the world stage. All the best companies, best innovations, and leadership resides here in the US Everyone is just upset that its not them earning that kind of pay. Let's not forget that Comcast has created 10s of billion of dollars of return for its shareholders -- inlcuding middle-class.
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