Archive for February 26th, 2010

Executive Compensation: Reforms Are Slowly Gaining

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Published in Daily Finance February 26, 2010 By Sheryl Nance-Nash 

If you want to stir up a hornet’s nest, just mutter two words: executive compensation. From the White House to Wall Street to Every Street USA, who gets paid how much is a topic of heated debate. Earlier this week came the announcement that Wall Street employees saw their bonuses increase by 17% to a collective $20.3 billion in 2009: During an economic downturn, a disparity in pay like that gets extra attention.

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The Cost of Doing Nothing on Health Care

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Published in The New York Times February 26, 2010 by Reed Abelson

“Hands off my health care,” goes one strain of populist sentiment. But what if? Suppose Congress and President Obama fail to overhaul the system now, or just tinker around the edges, or start over, as the Republicans propose — despite the Democrats’ latest and possibly last big push that began last week at a marathon televised forum in Washington.

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