No more pussyfooting around executive sallaries It is not so much which robbery style I liked more as which thief I hated less. This is the day light robbery that does want to go away. I have heard different assertions from various sources however none have ever explained the difference between someone stealing millions and someone stealing a bread because he is hungry. For example, stealing is certainly an act that is societally reprehensible, and yet we cannot put highly paid executives who steal millions from their companies on the same moral ground as someone stealing food from a supermarket because he is hungry. By the same token, criminals surely need to be dealt with by society Sticks beat carrots: Last bus from Barrannquero Bay
Eye on Politics & Law Lords: Philanthropy: Hey, big spenders
Philanthropy is flourishing as the number of super-rich people keeps growing. But the new donors are becoming much more businesslike about the way their money is used.
As Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York said of wealth and philanthropy: "I like people to be public about their philanthropy; it makes it more competitive if we can see who is doing what."
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