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Old 10-22-2008, 09:11 AM
 
Location: Minnesota
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I do have a serious question for those who seemed just disgusted about what CEO's of companies make. Do you feel the same about actor/actresses and sports people? I mean, some of these people are making 20 million PER FILM.

Kristine
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:14 AM
 
Location: um....guess
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I do have a serious question for those who seemed just disgusted about what CEO's of companies make. Do you feel the same about actor/actresses and sports people? I mean, some of these people are making 20 million PER FILM.

Kristine
If these people are doing good w/their money, such as giving to charity, then no. However, how many of those CEO's do YOU think are charitable?
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:22 AM
 
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Of course not... actors/actresses are the liberal versions of CEOs... The only slight difference between the two is that CEOs provide jobs, provide tangible product, play part in the economy and they outright "steal" your money according to some. Actors/Actresses on the other hand don't provide jobs, provide "entertainment", don't really do much for the economy and instead of jumping their victims they sucker them out of their money.

I make it my goal to avoid paying for entertainment... I don't pay for movies or music (most of the time) and I only go to the dollar theater. I would rather give my money to Joe the plumber or Henry the CEO.
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:24 AM
 
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If these people are doing good w/their money, such as giving to charity, then no. However, how many of those CEO's do YOU think are charitable?
Please... you buy into that charity crap? The bulk of that is just off hours acting for them... not all of them but most. CEOs don't need to be charitable... they provide jobs and real product, it's not the duty of businesses to give handouts.
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:25 AM
 
Location: Minnesota
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If these people are doing good w/their money, such as giving to charity, then no. However, how many of those CEO's do YOU think are charitable?

I did not ask about how they spend their money, I asked about how much they make. So it is OK for people to make money as long as they use it the way YOU think they should?

Kristine
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:32 AM
 
Location: London UK & Florida USA
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The CEO's make nothing, Their employees do all the work and they get all the credit and money.
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:33 AM
 
Location: um....guess
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Please... you buy into that charity crap? The bulk of that is just off hours acting for them... not all of them but most. CEOs don't need to be charitable... they provide jobs and real product, it's not the duty of businesses to give handouts.
Pessimism, it's a wonderful thing
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Minnesota
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The CEO's make nothing, Their employees do all the work and they get all the credit and money.

Ha Ha! Clearly you have never worked even NEAR a CEO. I work for one and he works his BUTT off. Bitter much?

Kristine
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:34 AM
 
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I did not ask about how they spend their money, I asked about how much they make. So it is OK for people to make money as long as they use it the way YOU think they should?

Kristine
Hmm, let me think about that. As I said before, I have no problem w/people making money when they actually use their money for good.
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:35 AM
 
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Ha Ha! Clearly you have never worked even NEAR a CEO. I work for one and he works his BUTT off. Bitter much?

Kristine
So you ask a question & then jump on our response. Interesting when some of the posters on here do that. The question seems innocent enough, but it's obviously a loaded question. You prefer to see posts that agree w/your mindset.
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