Comments on: Barney Wants Government to Set Executive Salaries http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/ The Internet home for American gay conservatives. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:03:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Pamela http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399645 Pamela Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:22:51 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399645 <blockquote> Niall wrote: I’m tired of reading “in a little-noticed move” that always seem to preface these proposed lurches to the left. Where is our watchdog media?</blockquote> In Baraks/Democrats pockets

Niall wrote: I’m tired of reading “in a little-noticed move” that always seem to preface these proposed lurches to the left. Where is our watchdog media?

In Baraks/Democrats pockets

]]> By: niall http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399599 niall Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:10:08 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399599 I'm tired of reading "in a little-noticed move" that always seem to preface these proposed lurches to the left. Where is our watchdog media? I’m tired of reading “in a little-noticed move” that always seem to preface these proposed lurches to the left. Where is our watchdog media?

]]> By: heliotrope http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399523 heliotrope Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:50:24 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399523 Do not forget that "federal money" has always had strings attached. The reason governors are turning down parts of the "stimulus" pork is because they do not want the unending, unfunded federal requirements that will ensue. Barney is simply using the same methods the government has been using for decades to make rules at the local level. Do not forget that “federal money” has always had strings attached. The reason governors are turning down parts of the “stimulus” pork is because they do not want the unending, unfunded federal requirements that will ensue.

Barney is simply using the same methods the government has been using for decades to make rules at the local level.

]]> By: Classical Liberal Dave http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399428 Classical Liberal Dave Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:23:04 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399428 <b>Rejoice people!</b> The Democrats have finally taken off the mask. Their true nature -- dyed-in-the-wool socialists -- is on display for all the world to see. This is a good thing. Rejoice people!

The Democrats have finally taken off the mask. Their true nature — dyed-in-the-wool socialists — is on display for all the world to see. This is a good thing.

]]> By: ThatGayConservative http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399370 ThatGayConservative Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:59:31 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399370 <blockquote>THANK YOU from Miami!</blockquote> Not a whole helluva difference there on the local level, at least.

THANK YOU from Miami!

Not a whole helluva difference there on the local level, at least.

]]> By: American Elephant http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399294 American Elephant Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:03:22 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399294 Yup, Dan, you've made a misstatement. Frank wants to control the salaries of ALL employees, not just executives. Yup, Dan, you’ve made a misstatement. Frank wants to control the salaries of ALL employees, not just executives.

]]> By: Duffy - Native Intelligence http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399225 Duffy - Native Intelligence Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:02:45 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399225 #6. Yes, that is, if they didnt exempt themselves from the very bills they pass inside the Beltway!!! California government hasnt cut back any of the "perks" that Assemblymen get on a daily basis. Assemblymen get $175 per day to help them pay for their meals. I dont get paid by my employer for meals. Alot of the ignorant people who voted for these people dont make that much per day. The Assembly Speaker was whining about her $165,000 salary as barely being enough for her to get by on last Fall. Nope, dont expect the Congress or the Senate to even make any concession that affects their wallets!!! #6. Yes, that is, if they didnt exempt themselves from the very bills they pass inside the Beltway!!! California government hasnt cut back any of the “perks” that Assemblymen get on a daily basis. Assemblymen get $175 per day to help them pay for their meals. I dont get paid by my employer for meals. Alot of the ignorant people who voted for these people dont make that much per day. The Assembly Speaker was whining about her $165,000 salary as barely being enough for her to get by on last Fall. Nope, dont expect the Congress or the Senate to even make any concession that affects their wallets!!!

]]> By: El Cid http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399201 El Cid Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:17:43 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399201 On the light side, I owe Barney Frank and Ted Kennedy a million thanks! THANK YOU for being such low-lifes that I could not live in Massachusetts when I graduated from college 30+ years ago. Rather than deal with Mass politics, I left my ancestral home and left for warmer climes. THANK YOU for waking me up early to the truth about the left. THANK YOU from Miami! You're 1800 miles away and I wish you were further -- like in Tunisia or somewhere similar! On the light side, I owe Barney Frank and Ted Kennedy a million thanks!

THANK YOU for being such low-lifes that I could not live in Massachusetts when I graduated from college 30+ years ago. Rather than deal with Mass politics, I left my ancestral home and left for warmer climes.

THANK YOU for waking me up early to the truth about the left.

THANK YOU from Miami! You’re 1800 miles away and I wish you were further — like in Tunisia or somewhere similar!

]]> By: V the K http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399138 V the K Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:41:20 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399138 <i>The problem is that he has to be reelected by his district; so following that line of reasoning, if he keeps his constituents happy, he’ll be reelected. It must be something in the water.</i> I think people in Massachusetts just plain hate the other United States, and re-electing Frank, Kennedy, and Kerry is how they show it. The problem is that he has to be reelected by his district; so following that line of reasoning, if he keeps his constituents happy, he’ll be reelected.

It must be something in the water.

I think people in Massachusetts just plain hate the other United States, and re-electing Frank, Kennedy, and Kerry is how they show it.

]]> By: Sean A http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399123 Sean A Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:10:31 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399123 #2: "You need to change the threadline. It’s not just executives… it’s all employees of firms receiving bailout funds. Next, it will be all government contractors." V the K, you took the words right out of my mouth. This is how government infects everything it touches--incrementally. First, they get to set the salaries of every employee at every company receiving bailout funds (or a "capital investment") from the government. Then, in the dead of night, behind closed doors, Pelosi, Reid, and crew make a small "amendment" to the law that they know will snag government contractors in the net. And if confronted, they'll accuse conservatives of being paranoid, stating that it's just a "clarification" to existing law and what could possibly be the big deal? And by the time they are done, "capital investment" will have morphed into any private business applying to a government entity for a business license or a permit. This is what Geithner meant when he said that capitalism would be "different." #2: “You need to change the threadline. It’s not just executives… it’s all employees of firms receiving bailout funds. Next, it will be all government contractors.”

V the K, you took the words right out of my mouth. This is how government infects everything it touches–incrementally. First, they get to set the salaries of every employee at every company receiving bailout funds (or a “capital investment”) from the government. Then, in the dead of night, behind closed doors, Pelosi, Reid, and crew make a small “amendment” to the law that they know will snag government contractors in the net. And if confronted, they’ll accuse conservatives of being paranoid, stating that it’s just a “clarification” to existing law and what could possibly be the big deal? And by the time they are done, “capital investment” will have morphed into any private business applying to a government entity for a business license or a permit.

This is what Geithner meant when he said that capitalism would be “different.”

]]> By: SoCalRobert http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399112 SoCalRobert Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:57:25 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399112 A “Pay for Performance Act" applied to Congress would cut payroll expenses by about 95%. We should see a "creepy obsession with Bawney Fwank" comment in 3...2...1... A “Pay for Performance Act” applied to Congress would cut payroll expenses by about 95%.

We should see a “creepy obsession with Bawney Fwank” comment in 3…2…1…

]]> By: Peter Hughes http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399107 Peter Hughes Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:50:59 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399107 #3 - Mark, the problem is that he has to be reelected by his district; so following that line of reasoning, if he keeps his constituents happy, he'll be reelected. It must be something in the water. Regards, Peter H. #3 – Mark, the problem is that he has to be reelected by his district; so following that line of reasoning, if he keeps his constituents happy, he’ll be reelected.

It must be something in the water.

Regards,
Peter H.

]]> By: Coming Soon to a Socialist Theater Near You: ‘Bye-Bye Free Market, Say Hello to Wage & Salary Czar’ « Frugal Café Blog Zone http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399079 Coming Soon to a Socialist Theater Near You: ‘Bye-Bye Free Market, Say Hello to Wage & Salary Czar’ « Frugal Café Blog Zone Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:05:47 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399079 [...] How Much Longer Will It Be Until the Gov Tells YOU How Large Your Salary Should Be? GayPatriot: Barney Wants Government to Set Executive Salaries America Needs Me: While the Car Salesman Is Out Of Town… The New Ledger: If You Thought the [...] [...] How Much Longer Will It Be Until the Gov Tells YOU How Large Your Salary Should Be? GayPatriot: Barney Wants Government to Set Executive Salaries America Needs Me: While the Car Salesman Is Out Of Town… The New Ledger: If You Thought the [...]

]]> By: MarkJ http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-399070 MarkJ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:33:36 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-399070 Just an idle question: How many of the people potentially affected by Barney Frank's assclownery happen to be....gay? Ten bucks says a lot of them are already developing a bad case of buyer's remorse vis a vis last November. Just an idle question:

How many of the people potentially affected by Barney Frank’s assclownery happen to be….gay?

Ten bucks says a lot of them are already developing a bad case of buyer’s remorse vis a vis last November.

]]> By: V the K http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-398995 V the K Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:54:22 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-398995 You need to change the threadline. It's not just executives... it's all employees of firms receiving bailout funds. Next, it will be all government contractors. You need to change the threadline. It’s not just executives… it’s all employees of firms receiving bailout funds. Next, it will be all government contractors.

]]> By: Ted B. (Charging Rhino) http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/03/31/barney-wants-government-to-set-executive-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-398980 Ted B. (Charging Rhino) Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:27:56 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=10068#comment-398980 This nonsense is approaching the real eco-political definition of <b>Fascism</b>...not the false definition flung around by the Liberals...government control of corporations and business via "<b><i>comply, or else....</b></i>". National Socialism and Fascist Socialism sought to manipulate the national economy by exerting state-control over the corporate-core of the economy, while paying lip-service to Capitalist-ownership by maintaining the public-fiction that the shareholders still owned and controlled them. First it's the financial services-sector; then the US auto/heavy machine industry and by-extension the entire component parts and distribution chain. We know they want to control the health-care, and big pharma's likely next too. ...Where will it stop? Just those four key industries represent a huge-portion of the GDP...and all controlled by the Federal Government via "<i>obey, or else</i>". Where will they stop? ....What's next? A two-word hint; agricultural subsidies". This nonsense is approaching the real eco-political definition of Fascism…not the false definition flung around by the Liberals…government control of corporations and business via “comply, or else….“. National Socialism and Fascist Socialism sought to manipulate the national economy by exerting state-control over the corporate-core of the economy, while paying lip-service to Capitalist-ownership by maintaining the public-fiction that the shareholders still owned and controlled them.

First it’s the financial services-sector; then the US auto/heavy machine industry and by-extension the entire component parts and distribution chain. We know they want to control the health-care, and big pharma’s likely next too. …Where will it stop? Just those four key industries represent a huge-portion of the GDP…and all controlled by the Federal Government via “obey, or else“.

Where will they stop? ….What’s next? A two-word hint; agricultural subsidies”.

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