Steve Syre from the Boston Globe talks banking
“…their TARP money very recently was in part to get away from. Executive compensation rules that would allow them to pay a new -- more but in the end they were unsuccessful attractive outsider. …”
TNT talk about compensation, or lack thereof
“…anybody out there who might be upset about the notion of executive compensation again. Ice I believe rationally tied to performance -- you preformed I don't army -- if you make in the company. Ten …”
“…by the way before we say -- do anything further on executive compensation. . I wanna make sure that note no money is going to -- these goofy group. …”
TNT talk Teddy, now that he is buried
“…motivation I assume has to be too like he did. Limits on executive compensation the quicker they get away from the nanny state the moral. -- of programmers they're available they're able to to pay their …”
“…tell -- to know what to do all kinds of things but executive compensation was. You -- you know subject number one in that category so. There is more anxious to get out from underneath that …”
Steve Syre
“…have talked about these. Advisory guidelines that were expected from Obama on executive compensation. . And I think I can speak -- with absolutely appalled by notion that the president the United States is spending time by …”
Howie chats with state Senator Bob Hedlund about the slight of hand tricks going on at the MA Turnpike Authority.
“…ribbon commission. For the 22 decision to. Taught -- to investigate the executive compensation. . At the -- was like public authorities in a course ahead of that is going to be a guy named Steve Crosby. …”
Obama's Special Olympics faux pas
Howie responds to President Obama's reference to his bowling style as "Special Olympics."
“…When the language left the Senate. Language that I wrote and executive compensation had no gates and storminess language and -- What do we -- that kind of tax challenge the language into the conference he came back. Now there were whole section struck from the middle my -- struggling to those who wanted to run executive compensation. . I can't point a finger at someone who's responsible for in the language can put down those states in. I can tell …”
Laura Ingraham, who is heard from nine to noon on WRKO, joins us for her weekly visit, and we talk about the Stimulus Package. Laura is pleased that the GOP is growing a spine.
“…Laura what's your take on the executive compensation cap or limit that they're talking about. …”
Steve Syre of the Boston Globe talks with Tom and Todd about Obama's plan to cap CEO pay.
“…Barack Obama is making a ridiculous political -- of a 500000 dollar salary cap which even Steve -- is supposedly the best business reporter in the world to support the ago he's even followed for the …”
Barack wants to limit the salaries of executives at companies receiving big chunks of government money. While this is a popular move, is it also a good one?
“…dial right now we are talking about Barack Obama's proposed cap on executive compensation. . He says no more than 500000. Dollars a year. Anything else is excessive anything else is greedy Chris scholar and from -- …”
“…would try to get it changed on the salary would raise the salary cap and maybe get some kind of industry test in their word it shouldn't actually be fixed number yup but it should be …”
Howie on Obama's CEO Salary Cap
Howie reacts to Obama's salry cap for bailout CEOs.