A Cure For the Economic Crisis..
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past month, you have heard about the economic crisis that is unfolding on Wall Street and in the lives of many “Joe Six-Packs” throughout the country. I have a solution for these trying times that does not involve a government corporate bail out. Do you wanna hear what it is?
It’s a simple idea in nature and far more ethical than making “Joe Six-Pack” pay for the resurrection of Corporate America. Are you ready for it? Here goes: Every CEO involved in the bail out should put back the millions of dollars in bonuses that they received throughout their tenure and return it to their company. Afterall, bonuses should be given on merit. If your company fails, you, as a CEO, are not doing your job properly; therefore, no reward should be given. Children are taught early in life about gold stars for good behavior or for an excellent mark on a test. Employees everywhere are given annual reviews evaluating their performance and value to the company. If they do not perform in a manner which is beneficial to their corporation, they are terminated or at best, given a stern warning. Increases in salary are not given. Yet, if you are a CEO and you run your company into the ground, you are given a check for your effort. This somehow seems ridiculous and wrong. Moreover, it’s despicable that hardworking, do-gooder “Joe Six-Pack” will be laid off by his Fortune 500 Company while his CEO, his tour guide on the road to corporate success, will sit high and mighty with his big, fat paycheck or at a minimum, his big, fat severance check.
Today, it was reported that a man in California killed his family and then himself because he was laid off seven months ago and could no longer afford to live. If this is not a testament to the average person’s struggles, I’m not sure what is. A government bail out is not the answer. Humbleness and righteousness is. Give back the fucking money, you Evil Pig Emperor! Let “Joe Six-Pack” keep their job that they can work for the next 67 years; thanks to the evaporation of Social Security funding. You bitch!
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