Does Exxon have a conscience?
Exxon handed it’s retiring chariman a $400M retirement package….on top of the $6000 an hour he made while not retired…and he “deserved” this because under his influence Exxon’s stock grew 500%.
As an average-income conservative, I was listened to the Bush speech and agreed with him on several issues, but was disappointed that he left out some important issues that are in-your-face glaring issues for an average, tax-paying fiscally responsible person like myself. For example, corporate problems which were picked up in the rebuttal by Webb. At least Webb mentioned the outrageous compensation of corporate heads…clearly the Dems were pointing to domestic issues facing the average US citizen. Do the DEMs really care either? I don’t know, but at least it was said. With all the sentiment Bush tactfully used by having examples of great “average” Americans in the audience…it could not masked the reality that the DEM’s rebuttal was more in touch with American life and concerns.
On issues like healthcare…I remember when Hillary Clinton (during Bill’s first campaign) made health insurance her First Lady platform…Apparently she could not reform it and nothing has happened and it’s only gotten worse. But health insurance CEOs apparently deserve all their getting paid also: http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-can-1248-million-year-ceo-make.html
