Re: The oil and gas situation, according to the expurts

[Carl Remick <carlremick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Mike Ballard <swillsqueal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Only people with masochistic tendencies like being
> freely smacked around by the invisible hand.  Most
> people instinctively put their hands up to protect
> themselves ...

[Some, of course, are better positioned than others to blunt the blows :)
The following is from today's Wall Street Journal.]

Executive Pay Keeps Rising, Despite Outcry

... Surprisingly, despite all the negative publicity [about executive
compensation], many big-business bosses continue to win this battle [for
higher pay at the expense of shareholders] as they find new forms of
compensation to make up for more modest salary increases and bonuses paid
during the economic downturn ....

Carl

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