Comments on: Take Away All Dick Fuld’s Money — Use It To Buy Streetcars

By: T Boone Pickens

T Boone Pickens — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:33:16 +0000

Every last one of these rat b&strds should have their compensation clawed back and put towards either universal health care or green energy. And, Dick Fuld is just one ugly SOB, who knows just what he’s done and couldn’t care less.

By: Douglas Willinger

Douglas Willinger — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:23:12 +0000

I have had a similar thought about those Wall Street bonuses:

http://cos-mobile.blogspot.com/2008/07/westway-pay-back-billions-in-wall.html

By: Jebediah

Jebediah — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:45:41 +0000

Omri-

I finally got around to double-checking this with a lawyer. And what you say is true — but only if you name names. You could define a very narrow class in the bill and doing it that would get you around the problem you cite. For instance: executives that took home more than $5 million compensation in a given recent year and worked at a bank or investment house that has accepted taxpayer money. It would take a bit of work to get the definition right, but would be pretty doable.

Jeb

By: John Schneider

John Schneider — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:58:56 +0000

Hey, that’s my pic of the Portland Streetcar. It’s on my computer screen. I matched it perfectly, down to the shadow across the driver’s chest and the top of the totem pole in Jamison Park.

No problem — I happy you’re using it.

Anyone can go to this site and take whatever pics of light rail and streetcars you need: http://www.pro-transit.com/PICS/

Lots of great photos there.

By: Omri

Omri — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:38:35 +0000

For Congress to name specific people and take their money would be a bill of attainder. No go. For Congress to ban bonuses and apply the ban retroactively is ex post fact, also no go.

Streetcars are a good idea, though.