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To: Fred Levine who wrote (7773)	10/28/2003 8:24:56 AM
From: robert b furman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Hi Fred, Koslowsky was and is a crook. I fear this party will get brushed on many well run and very conservative companies that also find this behavior disgusting. JMHO Bob

To: Fred Levine who wrote (7773)	10/28/2003 9:44:45 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Fred, I agree with you 100%.....the question is how do we rein the corporate excesses(even legal ones) in, in a capitalist free-market society? Brian

To: Fred Levine who wrote (7773)	10/28/2003 11:19:20 AM
From: Big Bucks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Fred, I hate to admit that I am saying this but the only way to curtail CEO's from pillaging corporate profits via their pay and benefits is to tax CEO income that is over $2M at a 70% tax rate, that would likely insure that they are paid somewhere less than $2M/yr in income and benefits....there is no one worth more than that on an annual basis for the value added. Just think what the savings would mean to the corporate bottom line....real profitability!! .... CEO payscales got ludicrous after the upper income tax law was changed in '93 or '94. And then there is the absurdity of the Senate giving themselves a pay raise each of the last 5 years... I'm not condoning raising all pay/income tax rates, but by placing upper tax "ceilings" that create a formidable penalty for greed and avarice at the expense of the corporation and shareholders, everyone would benefit, IMO. FWIW, I am pro flat tax rate for all job related salaries up to $2M....and against inheritance taxes.... BB