Home » Blogs » lambert's blog

Ouch!

lambert's picture
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 9:33am — lambert

Krugman:

I don’t want to suggest that everyone would be better off under the Obama tax plan. Joe the plumber would almost certainly be better off, but Richie the hedge fund manager would take a serious hit.

So, I'm happy that Richie might take a hit on his taxes, depending on the quality of his accountant.

Then again, I just paid part of Richie's salary and bonus -- thanks to Obama working the phones for the Buch + Reid + Pelosi + Obama + Paulson trillion dollar giveaway to the big banks --- so Richie works for me, and I don't think much of his performance this year.

So, it's Richie's top line I'm worried about, not his bottom line -- or whether Richie has a job at all. Because I'm not sure I can afford him anymore.

NOTE Double ouch! Hey, why doesn't Broderella have a blog, anyhow?

Bookmark/Search this post with:
  • Buzz Up!
  • del.icio.us
  • Digg
  • Facebook
  • Forward
  • Google
  • Newsvine
  • Reddit
  • SlashDot
  • StumbleUpon
  • Yahoo
If you liked this post, buy the author some books.
»

Comments

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
Truth Partisan's picture

Yes, comparing Krugman and Broder in '05 was eye-opening

By Truth Partisan on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 6:24pm

Someone mentioned a bailout blog to me and I haven't had time to check it out in depth but perhaps Bailout Sleuth might be a helpful source? Seemingly, there are some original documents here...

"One of the reasons that we created BailoutSleuth was to help ensure that the process, including the selection and compensation of contractors, is as transparent as possible." http://bailoutsleuth.com/

»
lambert's picture

Awesome link!

By lambert on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 6:29pm

Thanks, Truth Partisan.

[ ] Very tepidly voting for Obama [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi

»

Help the hamsters with their winter heating bill ...

… as they power the wheels that turn the servers at The Mighty Corrente Building. Please, won’t you help them keep their cages shiny?

No PayPal Account required! Give the hamsters immediate relief!

Or Subscribe to make a monthly payment!

Corrente is completely supported by contributions from readers. Thank you!

Download Citibank Plutonomy files

Part 1 [PDF]

Part 2 [PDF]

Good reading! Favorite quote: What could go wrong?
Beyond war, inflation, the end of the technology/productivity wave, and financial collapse, we think the most potent and short-term threat would be societies demanding a more ‘equitable’ share of wealth.

The 12 Word Platform

1. Medicare for All

2. End the Wars

3. Tax the Rich

4. A Jobs Guarantee

Senior fellows of The Mighty Corrente Building

Leah (CA), Lambert (PA/ME), RDF (??), BDBlue (DC), Hipparchia (FL), MsExPat (NY), letsgetitdone (DC), twig (LA), Tony Wikrent, (NC), jawbone (PA).

Corresponding fellows

danps.

Western Coordinator

coyotecreek

Correspondents

Health care reform: DCBlogger.

Fellows emeritus

mjs, Riggsveda, Tresy, Tom, hekebolos, chicagodyke, shystee, and Xenophon, Vastleft (MA), Sarah (TX).

Random term

Unity

A fake solution to the false problem of "excessive partisanship." Ponies for everybody!

I support Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Americans United is dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.