Comments on: Restricting Wall Street Pay http://www.topfinanceblog.com/restricting-wall-street-pay/ Financial News, Information, and Commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mitch http://www.topfinanceblog.com/restricting-wall-street-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Mitch Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:57:20 +0000 http://www.topfinanceblog.com/?p=352#comment-657 Exactly Tim. Congress passes so many laws against the rest of us that they're exempt from that it's ridiculous. And it doesn't seem to matter who we elect; sometimes, just being there changes people. Exactly Tim. Congress passes so many laws against the rest of us that they’re exempt from that it’s ridiculous. And it doesn’t seem to matter who we elect; sometimes, just being there changes people.

]]> By: Tim Manni http://www.topfinanceblog.com/restricting-wall-street-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Tim Manni Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:32:05 +0000 http://www.topfinanceblog.com/?p=352#comment-656 "I’ve always gone off the principle that people will be able to earn the money the market is willing to pay them for..." -- I completely agree. People love to bash sports players' salaries. Yet, in their line of work, they deserved it b/c that's what the market calls for. If Congress is so willing to limit salaries for those who have done their job poorly, why haven't more people questioned the money and the perks they get? If we're judging on performance, I'd bet there are a lot of people who would care to reexamine what lawmakers get. “I’ve always gone off the principle that people will be able to earn the money the market is willing to pay them for…” — I completely agree.

People love to bash sports players’ salaries. Yet, in their line of work, they deserved it b/c that’s what the market calls for.

If Congress is so willing to limit salaries for those who have done their job poorly, why haven’t more people questioned the money and the perks they get? If we’re judging on performance, I’d bet there are a lot of people who would care to reexamine what lawmakers get.

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