tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post6519453938592530137..comments2023-10-30T09:11:12.922-07:00Comments on Clouded Outlook: Northern Rock finance chief exits with £900,000Alice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-18298134337031968912009-01-09T12:46:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:46:00.000-08:00shocking yet strangely predictable.shocking yet strangely predictable.seemanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-22172457271761061592009-01-09T12:59:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:59:00.000-08:00We need to pay high enough bribes to get idiots to...We need to pay high enough bribes to get idiots to go away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-29287647014613334552009-01-09T14:14:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:14:00.000-08:00And what about the story in the Telegraph about ho...And what about the <a rel="nofollow">story</a> in the Telegraph about how the govt should buy houses about to be repossessed?<br><br>Is every failure going to be rewarded?<br><br>Are the indebted always going to be favoured over the thrifty?Mad Dog McClanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06169978301785097717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-6567180945026114082009-01-09T14:25:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:25:00.000-08:00Don't forget, the finance officer did not pay ...Don't forget, the finance officer did not pay any tax on her earnings - i guess she must agree with Leona Helmsly, that only little people pay taxesamigausernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-38962880585246267592009-01-09T15:15:00.000-08:002009-01-09T15:15:00.000-08:00"Ann Godbehere" - pretty much the opposi..."Ann Godbehere" - pretty much the opposite of what it says on the buses.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-6179546120487009792009-01-09T16:04:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:04:00.000-08:00900k to get rid of him ?Worth every penny.900k to get rid of him ?<br><br>Worth every penny.Electro-Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-13627388978796351922009-01-10T02:02:00.000-08:002009-01-10T02:02:00.000-08:00Thw whole "must pay a fortune to attract and ...Thw whole "must pay a fortune to attract and retain" argument only works on the upside of tha bubble. Now the question is "wherelse would he get that kind of money"?Nick von Miseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985951853422897135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-44161035506337233542009-01-10T02:34:00.000-08:002009-01-10T02:34:00.000-08:00I'm not sure if others feel the same, but, as ...I'm not sure if others feel the same, but, as I look into the second tier of the elite - i.e. the ones out of the public spotlight most of the time... there's a huge propensity for oddly relevant sounding surnames.<br><br>Victor Madoff - pronounced Made-off<br>Bob Diamond - highly paid @ Barclays<br>A Godbehere - Hmmm...<br><br>Are these names that would be unbelievable in fiction really a coincidence? Have people changed names by deed-pole because they're having a laugh at our expense? Is there a historic reason why people with odd surnames have managed to climb the greasy pole?aStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-41248097871044613652009-01-10T06:28:00.000-08:002009-01-10T06:28:00.000-08:00You get more of what you sponsor: If you give mone...You get more of what you sponsor: If you give money to greedy bankers, you get more of them.<br><br>What will banks do with money given to them at present? Lend it to businesses in the midst of a recession or use it to pay themselves excessive salaries? You decide!<br><br>It's a shame that the excessive scale of remuneration generated during the bubble, when these bankes were really losing others' money for rather than doing something useful, is applied when they have to clean up the mess of a bust.<br><br>Don't store your money where moth doth corrupt and thieves break through and steal!<br><br>B. in C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com