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Can Feds thwart runaway exec pay?
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream started in a former downtown Burlington VT gas station. Their position on Executive Compensation was simple; No employee could be paid more than 5 times the lowest paid employee. I can't accept "performance or retention bonuses" to executives when the company has failed. The people who drove the business into the ground don't deserve a Performance bonus, and a retention bonus is ludicrous. Why reward and retain, ewpecially nwhen this money is coming from you and I, the taxpayer(and our children and grandchildren). Their lowest paid employee could match that performance with a Ouija Board.— November 13, 2009 12:31 a.m.
Mamma Mia
Okay, I love the place. Go during the lull between lunch and dinner. The lovely chef will come out to talk, and get your desires for something one of a kind just for you! I've also been to Mamma Mia catered event at the PB Women's Club; the food, wine and service were impeccable even though the guests of honor [thus dinner] were an hour late. They know Italian; it's the most authentic Italian I've had in the US, and I've had some great. Try C'en D'ann in Philadelphia or Runaway 84 in Ft Lauderdale; these three are the greatest.— September 30, 2009 5:36 p.m.
What's your least favorite commercial?
I wondered if "Off the Cuff" was a Reader Re-run; Billy Mays has been obnoxious forever, I haven't seen the GEICO caveman or been offended by "Baby get Back", chewing gum, ice cream cones or STD ever. I'm most irritated with the ERECTILE DISFUNCTION (ED) ads on networks that conversely bleep out ass, bitch and other minor expletives 24 hours a day. How do you explain ED to a kid who doesn't understand the commercial while watching TV with dinner? The saving grace is the standard F*** and it's derivatives (now more common meaningless parts of speach in most demographics than "like", and "you know" in public conversation has not been replaced by something more repulsive. What happened to 'TV network Family Hour regulation' that limited today's current 'parental discretion' shows to later in the evening: now it's available on TIVO or the DVR until the kids teach parental blocking to the parents.— May 10, 2009 12:47 a.m.