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[QUOTE=Craig Willmore;32561263]Breaking news - The financial sector is solely occupied by CEOs.[/QUOTE] Name me some professions in the banking sector that involve hard work And by hard work, I mean work that deserves being paid more than a schoolteacher or firefighter

I anyone's interested, the livestream is broadcasting the crowds' march, it's enormous.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32561334]Name me some professions in the banking sector that involve hard work[/QUOTE] The janitors in those buildings work very very hard!!

[QUOTE=Pascall;32561348]The janitors in those buildings work very very hard!![/QUOTE] Not the financial sector

It's a joke, silly.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32561334]Name me some professions in the banking sector that involve hard work And by hard work, I mean work that deserves being paid more than a schoolteacher or firefighter[/QUOTE] Since they aren't government funded it's a bit unfair to compare them too school teachers or fire fighters.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32561334]Name me some professions in the banking sector that involve hard work [/QUOTE] If you work at a: credit card company, insurance company, consumer finance company, stock broker, investment firm, government sponsored enterprise, or a credit union you are a member of the financial sector. You think every person that is employed in this field does less work than a 17 year old shelf stocker? [quote]And by hard work, I mean work that deserves being paid more than a schoolteacher or a firefighter[/quote] There are thousands of jobs with lopsided effort:payment ratios. Police officers, Grunts, Janitors. For the most part I agree with you there should be more of a reason to choose these jobs.

[QUOTE=strayebyrd;32561197]I shouldn't be childishly laughing at this but I am[/QUOTE] Shame on you Troy

[QUOTE=Craig Willmore;32561441]If you work at a: credit card company, insurance company, consumer finance company, stock broker, investment firm, government sponsored enterprise, or a credit union you are a member of the financial sector. You think every person that is employed in this field does less work than a 17 year old shelf stocker?[/QUOTE] All the ones you listed do less work than a 17 year old shelf stocker yes, I'm willing to claim that

[QUOTE=Lambeth;32561450]Shame on you Troy[/QUOTE] aspergers, a burger for your ass

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32561460]All the ones you listed do less work than a 17 year old shelf stocker yes, I'm willing to claim that[/QUOTE] CEO's aren't really paid based on their work but rather the income from the business.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32561460]All the ones you listed do less work than a 17 year old shelf stocker yes, I'm willing to claim that[/QUOTE] So, I pose the same question to you, have you: A. Worked in the financial sector B. Spent a day at the workplace of someone in the Financial sector

[QUOTE=strayebyrd;32561461]aspergers, a burger for your ass[/QUOTE] I'll pray to jesus for your soul. /Shirley

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32561476]CEO's aren't really paid based on their work but rather the income from the business.[/QUOTE] And there's a problem right there if you're in the business of taking bailouts from the government because you're doing so poorly financially maybe you should stop paying yourself billions first [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Craig Willmore;32561528]So, I pose the same question to you, have you: A. Worked in the financial sector B. Spent a day at the workplace of someone in the Financial sector[/QUOTE] A. No B. I've talked to people who work in the financial sector

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32561554]And there's a problem right there if you're in the business of taking bailouts from the government because you're doing so poorly financially maybe you should stop paying yourself billions first[/QUOTE] Is it though? I mean if your company is doing well surely you deserve a decent amount of the money brought it

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32561554] B. I've talked to people who work in the financial sector[/QUOTE] Where were they employed? What position?

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32561577]Is it though? I mean if your company is doing well surely you deserve a decent amount of the money brought it[/QUOTE] So they deserve the millions and more in bonuses and regular pay?

[url=http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/kwtjl/calling_all_military_veterans_of_reddit_we_took/]A former Marine is going to the protests, in uniform, to protect protesters from the police - and he's urging others to join him[/url] [release]I didn't fight for Wall St. I fought for America. Now it's Congress' turn. My true hope, though, is that we Veterans canact as first line of defense between the police and the protester. If they want to get to some protesters so they can mace them, they will have to get through the Fucking Marine Corps first. Let's see a cop mace abunch of decorated war vets.[/release] Badass

Tonight on the O'Reilly Factor: [img]http://puu.sh/6kQv[/img] This is gonna be good...

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;32561606]So they deserve the millions and more in bonuses and regular pay?[/QUOTE] Depends on the company really. I can't imagine a CEO's job being all that easy if I'm honest, running a company isn't exactly I cake walk I'd imagine. [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Zeke129;32561624][url=http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/kwtjl/calling_all_military_veterans_of_reddit_we_took/]A former Marine is going to the protests, in uniform, to protect protesters from the police - and he's urging others to join him[/url] [release]I didn't fight for Wall St. I fought for America. Now it's Congress' turn. My true hope, though, is that we Veterans canact as first line of defense between the police and the protester. If they want to get to some protesters so they can mace them, they will have to get through the Fucking Marine Corps first. Let's see a cop mace abunch of decorated war vets.[/release] Badass[/QUOTE] If more joined in we could have something like the bonus marches, with less random killings of course.

[QUOTE=Craig Willmore;32561582]Where were they employed? What position?[/QUOTE] one was a banker or something, one was a day trader (I don't really count the second one since that's self-employment basically)

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32561644]Depends on the company really. I can't imagine a CEO's job being all that easy if I'm honest, running a company isn't exactly I cake walk I'd imagine.[/QUOTE] No amount of work is worth millions upon millions in profit.

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;32561660]No amount of work is worth millions upon millions in profit.[/QUOTE] What about in terms of private businesses?

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32561577]Is it though? I mean if your company is doing well surely you deserve a decent amount of the money brought it[/QUOTE] Which I believe is the point of running a business. You're willing to risk your fortune in order to make a fortune. I don't want to defend all big businesses, but there is some reward in managing a mega-corporation. It's just that not all mega-corporations are good.

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;32561813]Which I believe is the point of running a business. You're willing to risk your fortune in order to make a fortune. I don't want to defend all big businesses, but there is some reward in managing a mega-corporation. It's just that not all mega-corporations are good.[/QUOTE] the issue is that a lot of that profit is often owed more to the ground level people than it is the CEOs

News from Occupy San Francisco: [release][B]Occupy Wall Street Solidarity Grows in San Francisco[/B] Chanting “Who bailed the banks out? We bailed the banks out” while marching in their own financial district, San Franciscans are the latest to join a proliferating movement. [img]http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/439x.jpg[/img] [I]A protester fights to open the door to Charles Shwab on 211 Main Street in San Francisco.[/I] The 14-day-old movement that began in Manhattan has now reached the Pacific in San Francisco, as Occupy Wall Street broadens its base of operations, becoming Occupy Together. City supervisor and mayoral candidate John Avalos opened up the day in San Francisco’s financial district with a speech that called for banks to be held accountable for their use of taxpayers’ money from the bailouts. Beginning at Bank of America, where the speech took place, the protesters marched to Charles Shwab, then to Chase, where six protesters were arrested for staging a sit-in inside the bank. At the time of her arrest, one of the protesters claimed she was losing her home to Chase. “Make banks pay,” was one of the most popular signs held at the protest, with others proclaiming “Take it back. Tax Wall Street.” The movement’s physical epicenter may be diffusing, but the message is growing more unified. The soon-to-be-published newspaper meant to control the protest’s message in NYC and globally as well is accruing funds while drafting their first issue. Their Kickstarter project already has over 450 backers and more than their target goal for funding, which isn’t to say they wouldn’t appreciate your contribution. Even though this was their first major public event, organizers in San Francisco say they have been and will continue holding daily meetings in the evening at Justin Herman Plaza (1 Market Street). ProPublica has a great list showing exactly where the bailout money went. An underreported fact: although the majority of the money went to institutions in New York, over 23 states received more than 2 billion dollars to individual banks. Cities joining the movement by creating a presence in financial districts include Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, DC, Dallas, Madison, Los Vegas, and Denver and more. Outside of America, the same thing is happening in Vancouver, Toronto, London, Melbourne, Brisbane, Madrid, Valencia, Lisbon, Athens, Sydney, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Milan, Amsterdam, Algiers and Tel Aviv. You can help the original protesters in Zuccotti Park by signing a petition to Brookfield Office Properties, Inc., which owns the park and might make it difficult for protests to continue there.[/release] [I]Source: [url]http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/147030/occupy-wall-street-solidarity-grows-in-san-francisco/[/url][/I]

[QUOTE=strayebyrd;32561833]the issue is that a lot of that profit is often owed more to the ground level people than it is the CEOs[/QUOTE] I think the high pay is more about incentive rather than actual deserving it

[QUOTE=strayebyrd;32561833]the issue is that a lot of that profit is often owed more to the ground level people than it is the CEOs[/QUOTE] CEOs do deserve a share of the company's income, but some CEOs like to take too big of a share.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32561863]I think the high pay is more about incentive rather than actual deserving it[/QUOTE] Incentive to do what, earn even more money?

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;32561889]Incentive to do what, earn even more money?[/QUOTE] They run the company, that's a pretty big responsibility. I mean I really hate to support the banks but it makes sense for them to have high pay.