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| Subject: You can't spell the word "WEALTHIEST" without the letters "ATHEIST", the language is telling us something! n/t | |
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Date Posted: 19:53:20 03/07/07 Wed In reply to: Oropan 's message, "One Billion Dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" on 16:20:56 03/05/07 Mon >You really do make up the stuff you post!!!!!! > >Estimated Annual Retirement Benefit: $8,187,200* > >*Calculated by The Corporate Library for the AFL-CIO >Executive PayWatch > > > >Exxon Mobil CEO Lee R. Raymond’s retirement in January >2006 coincided with record profits for Exxon Mobil. On >retirement, Raymond was entitled to receive an >estimated annual retirement benefit of over $8 >million.[1] He choose instead to take a lump sum >payment of $98 million.[2] Raymond will also get an >administrative assistant, company-provided life >insurance, a car, driver, and airplane use for two >years.[3] > > > >Like many CEOs, Raymond’s pension is calculated based >on his highest average salary and bonus over a >three-year period. Between 2002 and 2005, Raymond’s >annual bonus more than doubled from $2.1 million to >$4.9 million.[4] According to Exxon Mobil, long-term >returns on capital, growth in earnings per share and >operating results are key considerations in >determining the CEO’s salary and bonus.[5] > >Also: >Michael Moore >owns Halliburton! >New book debunks claims of celebrity activists > >------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------- >Posted: November 1, 2005 >10:23 p.m. Eastern > > >© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com > >Michael Moore > >"I don't own a single share of stock!" filmmaker >Michael Moore proudly proclaimed. > >He's right. He doesn't own a single share. He owns >tens of thousands of shares – including nearly 2,000 >shares of Boeing, nearly 1,000 of Sonoco, more than >4,000 of Best Foods, more than 3,000 of Eli Lilly, >more than 8,000 of Bank One and more than 2,000 of >Halliburton, the company most vilified by Moore in >"Fahrenheit 9/11." > > > > > >If you want to see Moore's own signed Schedule D >declaring his capital gains and losses where his stock >ownership is listed, it's emblazoned on the cover of >Peter Schweizer's new book, "Do As I Say (Not As I >Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy." > >And it's just one of the startling revelations by >Schweizer, famous for his previous works, "Reagan's >War" and "The Bushes." > >Other examples: > > >House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who proclaims her >support for unions, yet the luxury resort, the >vineyard and the restaurants she partly owns are >strictly non-union. While she advocates tough new laws >enforcing environmental regulations on the private >sector, the exclusive country club she partly owns >failed to comply with existing environmental >regulations for the past eight years – including a >failure to protect endangered species. > >Noam Chomsky has made a reputation for calling America >a police state and branding the Pentagon "the most >hideous institution on earth," yet his entire academic >career, writes Schweizer, has been subsidized by the >U.S. military. > >Barbra Streisand is another proponent of >environmentalism, yet she drives an SUV, lives in a >mansion and has a $22,000 annual water bill. In the >past, she has driven to appointments in Beverly Hills >in a motor home because of her aversion to using >public bathrooms. > >Ralph Nader plays the role of the citizen avenger – >the populist uninterested in wealth and materialism, >pretending to live in a modest apartment. In fact, he >lives in fancy homes registered in the names of his >siblings. >This is not just a book of "gotcha" journalism, >explains Schweizer. He says the dozens and dozens of >examples of "liberal hypocrisy" he cites in his book >"are of central importance in evaluating the validity >and usefulness of liberal ideas." > >"Using IRS records, court depositions, news reports, >financial disclosures and their own statements, I >sought to answer a particular question: Do these >liberal leaders and activists practice what they >preach?" he writes. "What I found was a stunning >record of open and shameless hypocrisy. Those who >champion the cause of organized labor had developed >various methods to avoid paying union wages or shunned >unions altogether. > >"Those who believe that the rich need to pay more in >taxes proved especially adept at avoiding taxes >themselves. Critics of capitalism and corporate >enterprise frequently invested in the very companies >they denounced. Those who espouse strict environmental >regulations worked vigorously to sidestep them when it >came to their own businesses and properties. Those who >advocate steep inheritance taxes to promote fairer >income distribution hid their investments in trusts or >exotic overseas locales to reduce their own tax >liability. Those who are strong proponents of >affirmative action rarely practiced it themselves, and >some had abysmal records when it came to hiring >minorities. Those who proclaim themselves champions of >civil liberties when it comes to criminal or terrorist >cases went to extraordinary lengths to curtail the >civil liberties of others when they felt threatened or >just inconvenienced. Advocates of gun control had no >problem making sure that an arsenal of weapons was >available to protect them from dangerous criminals." > > > > > >> How can the dems cut more from the war funding than >>bush has already cut, it's not like the war was ever >>funded! >> >> All rich should pay for the war, including exxon >>business crook lee raymond who stole a billion dollars >>from the american people last year, about a hundred >>times what micheal moore made off his movie, and >>micheal moore agrees with me. Goerge soros probably >>also agrees with me, he funds a radio network that >>calls for tax increased for the filthy rich, he at >>least recognizes his gains were ill-gotten. >> >>>So why aren't they cutting >>>funding????????????????????????? >>>BTW, I do agree we should tax the Hell out of rich >>>movie stars and big money crooks like George Soros >and >>>other assorted rich guys like Micheal Moore. I'd >>>suggest 99.9% tax for them. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Congress can only cut funding for the war, they >>can >>>>not directly stop it, only bush can do that. Bush >>and >>>>the previous republican congress never funded the >>war, >>>>they were too busy giving tax breaks to the filthy >>>>rich so we are losing the war on terror. Bush sends >>>>our troops into combat without equipment and >>training, >>>>as canon fodder, and wants to blame the democrats >for >>>>his failure, that doesn't fly. Most americans >>>>supported the war until it became clear that bush >and >>>>the republicans have no intention winning this war, >>it >>>>is now time to stop sending our troops to die for >>>>halliburton and exxon. >>>> >>>>>You and all the 'other' people elected these >>>>>guys.....now you are telling me they lied to you. >>>>>LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >! >>! >>>! >>>>! >>>>>!!!! >>>>>Maybe they are too busy working on the >>>deficit?.....or >>>>>at least adding that $10,000,000,000.00 as add ons. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>she starts most posts with lol so she cannot be >>>>>>missed. THe majority of the people are against the >>>>wAR >>>>>>if you ever bothered to read anything other than >>>>right >>>>>>wing stuff or listening to right wing tv or radio >. >>>>GO >>>>>>to polling place its bipartisian and see what >>people >>>>>>have to say about bush the war , the rep etc. >might >>>>>>start you on a different track other than lol .Its >>>>>>obvious to thinking people that congressis not >>doing >>>>>>the peoples bidding . [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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