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2009-06-05 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-06-05 07:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Pay Czar's office will ultimately be responsible for regulating ALL compensation. After all, if a worker gets to keep ANY of his pay he is receiving a bailout from the government and so is subject to government jurisdiction over his compensation. It's not significantly different, Constitutionally, from the concept that Eminent Domain can be applied for the sole reason of increasing tax revenue.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-06-05 08:30|| 2009-06-05 08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Directive10-289

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-06-05 08:40|| 2009-06-05 08:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Can wage and price controls be far behind?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-06-05 08:49|| 2009-06-05 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, joy. Can we say "Comparable Worth"?
Wage and price ontrols are just the start. All aboard the social engeneering express. Next stop--Fail!

Posted by N guard 2009-06-05 09:42|| 2009-06-05 09:42|| Front Page Top

#5 More czars than the Romanovs, and with about the same effect ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-06-05 11:09|| 2009-06-05 11:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Close Glenmore but the hook that they're either intentionally setting up or will soon recognize is that any firm receiving stimulus funds indirection (e.g., as loans or lines of credit from bailed out financial institutions) is equally in need of oversight as the lenders themselves. After all, we wouldn't want excessive compensation downstream to sour the loan portfolios of TARP recipients and thereby endanger their ability to repay the taxpayer's money now would we?

Posted by AzCat 2009-06-05 11:49|| 2009-06-05 11:49|| Front Page Top

#7 This is unconstitutional, bypassing Congressional approval for the nominees. Obama has usurped power, abusing his office in unprecedented ways. Aything we can do?

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-06-05 11:57|| 2009-06-05 11:57|| Front Page Top

#8 Aything we can do?

Some golf, some smoke cigars and some yet watch TV.

In a word: no.

Posted by badanov 2009-06-05 12:15|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-06-05 12:15|| Front Page Top

#9 This is unconstitutional, bypassing Congressional approval for the nominees.

When Bush did it we were told it was wrong ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-06-05 12:25|| 2009-06-05 12:25|| Front Page Top

#10 One small step towards dictatorship, the correct way, meaning disguised as a positive measure.

Posted by Mstrmech 2009-06-05 12:37|| 2009-06-05 12:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Great idea - all these Czars.... that really worked out well for the Russians, didn't it?

Posted by Pearl Cholunter3789 2009-06-05 13:18|| 2009-06-05 13:18|| Front Page Top

#12 i was wondering when he was gonna start calling himsellf czar

Posted by funky skunk 2009-06-05 14:50|| 2009-06-05 14:50|| Front Page Top

#13 I think he's hoping for the title 'Caesar' for himself.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-06-05 16:33|| 2009-06-05 16:33|| Front Page Top

#14 As long as they pretend to pay us, we pretend to work.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-06-05 19:29|| 2009-06-05 19:29|| Front Page Top

#15 More Czars? I wish on Obama (and his band of thugs) the same fate as the Romanoffs.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-06-05 20:33|| 2009-06-05 20:33|| Front Page Top

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