tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30660176.post115342435501217334..comments2021-02-16T00:42:28.629-06:00Comments on My Daily Fatwa: Robert Reich and backdating stock optionsM.D. Fatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111923702768768345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30660176.post-1153438032684387082006-07-20T18:27:00.000-05:002006-07-20T18:27:00.000-05:00MDF,If the goal is to give the executives a bonus,...MDF,<BR/>If the goal is to give the executives a bonus, then why is the board trying to reach this goal? If they're controlled by the CEO and he's essentially just handing himself money from the till, then the problem isn't backdating but that the board is controlled by the CEO, right? And if that's the case, then isn't it also the case that it really is just another way of paying a salary (a salary that already was going to be high, mind you)? So Atkins is right and, ultimately, you're just complaining about the manner in which executives are paid X dollars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30660176.post-1153430497529817632006-07-20T16:21:00.000-05:002006-07-20T16:21:00.000-05:00Most of what I write is just flapping.But in this ...Most of what I write is just flapping.<BR/><BR/>But in this case, my point is that Atkins is just a shill for the Chamber of Commerce. He's not pro-market. He's just anti-regulation. His logic is so absurd that only a public relations firm could spout it off without snickering.M.D. Fatwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111923702768768345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30660176.post-1153428989873894042006-07-20T15:56:00.000-05:002006-07-20T15:56:00.000-05:00MDFDont want to be rude, but do you have a point h...MDF<BR/>Dont want to be rude, but do you have a point here you want to make? :)<BR/><BR/>Or just flapping?<BR/><BR/>Mukund<BR/>http://blog.vangal.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com