America's Got Talent - Unfortunately

If one of your workers is very good at his or her job you naturally try to keep them. But being a shrewd businessman you don't let the employee know how much you like them lest they hit you up for a raise.

But if the worker is not that good or has actually done damage to your business you have an obligation to the company, or shareholders if you are a public company to ease the worker out.

All the above is quite logical and should be standard practice in the world of big and small business. So why is Citi Group, a company which is partly owned by you and I rewarding their employees with a 50% increase in salary?

The answer that is routinely given by all the crooks and underhanded double-dealing SOBs who run companies that have caused so much grief in the world is that they need to pay their workers more money so as to not lose talent!

NOT LOSE TALENT?

WHAT TALENT WOULD THAT BE?

Could it be the talent to go along with every underhanded scheme that brings in more money to the CEO and Board of Directors while wrecking the company and causing a bailout by tax-payers? Is that the talent?

Does anyone other than Congress fall for this bull shit? And truthfully do they think we are so stupid as to believe them?

Well obviously it does not matter what we think since they do as they please and cannot be hurt by hurting us.

The bottom line is that the same people being rewarded with huge raises are the ones that caused our economy to crash. And their bosses who were incredibly complicit in the wrong-doing are the ones handing out the cash. And that cash was handed to them by Congress. And the cash Congress gave them was ours!

The so-called talent should actually be sitting next to people like Madoff and Stanford waiting arraignment not being rewarded with mega bucks.

If theses 'talented' people decided to leave the companies that are so hell bent on keeping them where would they go? Are they not branded and known for what they are, crooks?
I say cut their salaries and dare them to join the rest of us in the real world they helped to create!

Early Bird State Strikes Again

From those wonderful people who gave you Bush and all the commensurate baggage comes the latest in the ongoing "Screw You America" campaign.

Today Ruth Madoff announced that her NINE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR HOME in Florida is now to be considered her primary residence. For those of you unaware of the statewide law sub-titled "Screw everyone else and hide your taxes in plain view" Florida considers your home to be a sacred place and is exempt from any attempts to seize it.

In other words Ruth Madoff, who is naturally innocent 'wink wink say no more' until proven guilty will be able to keep the ridiculously extravagant home she was able to buy with her savings as a clerk!

Ruth would be laughing all the way to the bank except because of her, her husband and her family the bank is bankrupt.

If anyone believes as I do that this law should be overturned start writing to your congressman and representative. For those of you who feel this is a just law can I have a piece of whatever illegal activity you are into?

Bargain Basement Justice

Bernard Madoff is about to plead guilty to committing the largest fraud in history and costing thousands of people a total of $50 Billion.

It's a start.

It is believed that he will receive a life sentence of up to 150 years for his crime and he will be moved from his $7 million penthouse suite to a slightly smaller abode as a guest of the Federal Justice system.

And those who watched their fortunes fall can only hope that Bernie's soap falls many times in the prison shower room. But no amount of a-hole buddies or new significant others will suffice as punishment for this evil doer.

As a new tenant of the place affectionately known as "The Big House" Mr. Madoff will be given a brand new wardrobe consisting of less than famous designer clothing. He will go from his conservative French and Italian look to a more practical striped wardrobe. And his next job will most likely include a different type of laundering than he is used to.

But the fact is that every day he spends in the penal system costs the American taxpayer more money. And no matter how small that amount may be it is still too much to waste on him.

Therefore I believe we should dress Mr. M for success in jail. Not his success but ours.

Keep the stripes and instead give Bernie a white sheet and a pillow case.

Then introduce him into the general population of the penal system.

Justice served at a bargain price!

A Modern E-Aye-E-Aye-Oh

Bernie Madoff's free on bail
How much does he owe?
Justice moves as slow as a snail
Straight to Hell he should go

And his family too
Yes his family too
All his friends - make amends
And watch how many gifts he sends

Bernie Madoff's free on bail
But straight to Hell should go!