Obama salutes George Bush's promised end of US combat

Platapus · 08-03-10, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

If thats the case explain the dozens of million+ dollar bonuses and salaries to mid level managers.

Just a guess, but I think it is due to the people who have the authority in the corporation to set salaries and bonuses saying so? It is a corporate decision who get's paid what. And this is probably based on the supply of pilots, the demand for the services, and how can the corporation make the biggest profit for its shareholders.

Being "fair" or "nice" to the employees ain't in that equation.

A corporation will always try to get the mostest by paying the leastest

GoldenRivet · 08-03-10, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Just a guess, but I think it is due to the people who have the authority in the corporation to set salaries and bonuses saying so?

ok

just clarifying

sounded like you were implying that the market set those

ribbing you

GoldenRivet · 08-04-10, 07:57 AM

Anyhow. Tangents and hijacks aside, I think it's time for a major withdrawal from Iraq.

Those folks have had not quite a decade to get their house in order over there.

At some point, you haveto take bottle from baby.

TFatseas · 08-04-10, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Anyhow. Tangents and hijacks aside, I think it's time for a major withdrawal from Iraq.

Those folks have had not quite a decade to get their house in order over there.

At some point, you haveto take bottle from baby.

Already going on apparently. Down to 50,000 troops in support roles for the Iraqi Government.

Platapus · 08-04-10, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Anyhow. Tangents and hijacks aside, I think it's time for a major withdrawal from Iraq.

Those folks have had not quite a decade to get their house in order over there.

At some point, you haveto take bottle from baby.

that we can agree on!

All we can ever do is help a people establish a fair government, we can't do it for them. It is well past the point where the Iraqi's need to take over the heavy lifting.

Platapus · 08-08-10, 07:01 AM

Law of intended consequences

How many of these 63,000+ troops coming back from Iraq are in the reserves and will be released from service?

How many of these soon-to-be released reservists have civilian jobs?

I hope we are not going to have a repeat of 1919 with GIs coming back only to find themselves unemployed and in an economy where there is already a shortage of jobs.

One can't just demobilize and tell the troops "Thank you for your service, now get the <explicative deleted) out of here".

08-08-10, 11:30 AM

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One can't just demobilize and tell the troops "Thank you for your service, now get the <explicative deleted) out of here".

They can, they always have done and they always will do

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Anyhow. Tangents and hijacks aside, I think it's time for a major withdrawal from Iraq. Those folks have had not quite a decade to get their house in order over there. At some point, you haveto take bottle from baby. __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,365 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Law of intended consequences How many of these 63,000+ troops coming back from Iraq are in the reserves and will be released from service? How many of these soon-to-be released reservists have civilian jobs? I hope we are not going to have a repeat of 1919 with GIs coming back only to find themselves unemployed and in an economy where there is already a shortage of jobs. One can't just demobilize and tell the troops "Thank you for your service, now get the <explicative deleted) out of here". __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.