08.31.11

More Music for the Class War

Posted in Culture of Lickspittle, Decline and Fall, Predator State at 10:55 am by George Smith

There’s a good sight gag Easter Egg buried in this one. Watch for it.

This, a new recording of “Let’s Lynch Lloyd Blankfein” for max fittage to the slideshow vid.

From the New York Times, in related matters having to do with US CEO’s making more in rewards than their firms pay in income taxes:

The authors of the study, which examined the regulatory filings of the 100 companies with the best-paid chief executives, said that their findings suggested that current United States policy was rewarding tax avoidance rather than innovation.

“We have no evidence that C.E.O.’s are fashioning, with their executive leadership, more effective and efficient enterprises,??? the study concluded. “On the other hand, ample evidence suggests that C.E.O.’s and their corporations are expending considerably more energy on avoiding taxes than perhaps ever before — at a time when the federal government desperately needs more revenue to maintain basic services for the American people.???

The study comes at a time when business leaders have been lobbying for a cut in corporate taxes …

“We pay our taxes and we have added 5,000 more U.S. manufacturing jobs that were incentivized by tax benefits,??? he said.

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