Talking Points: Economic Meltdown
The following document is a series of talking points, in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format, on the key questions being discussed today about the global economic meltdown.
Analysis of Treasury Department Rules on Executive Compensation for Bailout Firms
Treasury Department’s new rules clarify some provisions in the bailout but fail to set monetary limits for CEO pay.
10 Ways to Bail Out Wall Street (and Main Street) Without Soaking Taxpayers in Debt
Who says we need to borrow a trillion dollars to save Wall Street from its own excesses?
We All Pay for Wall Street
A recent Government Accountability Office study found that two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005. These same companies reported trillions of dollars in earnings.
Executive Excess 1996: How Wall Street Rewards Job Destroyers
The third annual executive compensation survey examines a new and disturbing trend: Wall Street’s rewarding of corporate layoffs.