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Date Posted: 08:55:31 03/08/07 Thu In reply to: jw 's message, "You can't spell the word "WEALTHIEST" without the letters "ATHEIST", the language is telling us something! n/t" on 19:53:20 03/07/07 Wed >>You really do make up the stuff you post!!!!!! >> >>Estimated Annual Retirement Benefit: $8,187,200* >> >>*Calculated by The Corporate Library for the AFL-CIO >>Executive PayWatch >> >> >> >>Exxon Mobil CEO Lee R. Raymond’s retirement in January >>2006 coincided with record profits for Exxon Mobil. On >>retirement, Raymond was entitled to receive an >>estimated annual retirement benefit of over $8 >>million.[1] He choose instead to take a lump sum >>payment of $98 million.[2] Raymond will also get an >>administrative assistant, company-provided life >>insurance, a car, driver, and airplane use for two >>years.[3] >> >> >> >>Like many CEOs, Raymond’s pension is calculated based >>on his highest average salary and bonus over a >>three-year period. Between 2002 and 2005, Raymond’s >>annual bonus more than doubled from $2.1 million to >>$4.9 million.[4] According to Exxon Mobil, long-term >>returns on capital, growth in earnings per share and >>operating results are key considerations in >>determining the CEO’s salary and bonus.[5] >> >>Also: >>Michael Moore >>owns Halliburton! >>New book debunks claims of celebrity activists >> >>------------------------------------------------------ >- >>------------------------- >>Posted: November 1, 2005 >>10:23 p.m. Eastern >> >> >>© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com >> >>Michael Moore >> >>"I don't own a single share of stock!" filmmaker >>Michael Moore proudly proclaimed. >> >>He's right. He doesn't own a single share. He owns >>tens of thousands of shares – including nearly 2,000 >>shares of Boeing, nearly 1,000 of Sonoco, more than >>4,000 of Best Foods, more than 3,000 of Eli Lilly, >>more than 8,000 of Bank One and more than 2,000 of >>Halliburton, the company most vilified by Moore in >>"Fahrenheit 9/11." >> >> >> >> >> >>If you want to see Moore's own signed Schedule D >>declaring his capital gains and losses where his stock >>ownership is listed, it's emblazoned on the cover of >>Peter Schweizer's new book, "Do As I Say (Not As I >>Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy." >> >>And it's just one of the startling revelations by >>Schweizer, famous for his previous works, "Reagan's >>War" and "The Bushes." >> >>Other examples: >> >> >>House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who proclaims her >>support for unions, yet the luxury resort, the >>vineyard and the restaurants she partly owns are >>strictly non-union. While she advocates tough new laws >>enforcing environmental regulations on the private >>sector, the exclusive country club she partly owns >>failed to comply with existing environmental >>regulations for the past eight years – including a >>failure to protect endangered species. >> >>Noam Chomsky has made a reputation for calling America >>a police state and branding the Pentagon "the most >>hideous institution on earth," yet his entire academic >>career, writes Schweizer, has been subsidized by the >>U.S. military. >> >>Barbra Streisand is another proponent of >>environmentalism, yet she drives an SUV, lives in a >>mansion and has a $22,000 annual water bill. In the >>past, she has driven to appointments in Beverly Hills >>in a motor home because of her aversion to using >>public bathrooms. >> >>Ralph Nader plays the role of the citizen avenger – >>the populist uninterested in wealth and materialism, >>pretending to live in a modest apartment. In fact, he >>lives in fancy homes registered in the names of his >>siblings. >>This is not just a book of "gotcha" journalism, >>explains Schweizer. He says the dozens and dozens of >>examples of "liberal hypocrisy" he cites in his book >>"are of central importance in evaluating the validity >>and usefulness of liberal ideas." >> >>"Using IRS records, court depositions, news reports, >>financial disclosures and their own statements, I >>sought to answer a particular question: Do these >>liberal leaders and activists practice what they >>preach?" he writes. "What I found was a stunning >>record of open and shameless hypocrisy. Those who >>champion the cause of organized labor had developed >>various methods to avoid paying union wages or shunned >>unions altogether. >> >>"Those who believe that the rich need to pay more in >>taxes proved especially adept at avoiding taxes >>themselves. Critics of capitalism and corporate >>enterprise frequently invested in the very companies >>they denounced. Those who espouse strict environmental >>regulations worked vigorously to sidestep them when it >>came to their own businesses and properties. Those who >>advocate steep inheritance taxes to promote fairer >>income distribution hid their investments in trusts or >>exotic overseas locales to reduce their own tax >>liability. Those who are strong proponents of >>affirmative action rarely practiced it themselves, and >>some had abysmal records when it came to hiring >>minorities. Those who proclaim themselves champions of >>civil liberties when it comes to criminal or terrorist >>cases went to extraordinary lengths to curtail the >>civil liberties of others when they felt threatened or >>just inconvenienced. Advocates of gun control had no >>problem making sure that an arsenal of weapons was >>available to protect them from dangerous criminals." >> >> >> >> >> >>> How can the dems cut more from the war funding >than >>>bush has already cut, it's not like the war was ever >>>funded! >>> >>> All rich should pay for the war, including exxon >>>business crook lee raymond who stole a billion >dollars >>>from the american people last year, about a hundred >>>times what micheal moore made off his movie, and >>>micheal moore agrees with me. Goerge soros probably >>>also agrees with me, he funds a radio network that >>>calls for tax increased for the filthy rich, he at >>>least recognizes his gains were ill-gotten. >>> >>>>So why aren't they cutting >>>>funding????????????????????????? >>>>BTW, I do agree we should tax the Hell out of rich >>>>movie stars and big money crooks like George Soros >>and >>>>other assorted rich guys like Micheal Moore. I'd >>>>suggest 99.9% tax for them. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Congress can only cut funding for the war, they >>>can >>>>>not directly stop it, only bush can do that. Bush >>>and >>>>>the previous republican congress never funded the >>>war, >>>>>they were too busy giving tax breaks to the filthy >>>>>rich so we are losing the war on terror. Bush >sends >>>>>our troops into combat without equipment and >>>training, >>>>>as canon fodder, and wants to blame the democrats >>for >>>>>his failure, that doesn't fly. Most americans >>>>>supported the war until it became clear that bush >>and >>>>>the republicans have no intention winning this war, >>>it >>>>>is now time to stop sending our troops to die for >>>>>halliburton and exxon. >>>>> >>>>>>You and all the 'other' people elected these >>>>>>guys.....now you are telling me they lied to you. >>>>>>LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >! >>! >>>! >>>>! >>>>>! >>>>>>!!!! >>>>>>Maybe they are too busy working on the >>>>deficit?.....or >>>>>>at least adding that $10,000,000,000.00 as add >ons. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>she starts most posts with lol so she cannot be >>>>>>>missed. THe majority of the people are against >the >>>>>wAR >>>>>>>if you ever bothered to read anything other than >>>>>right >>>>>>>wing stuff or listening to right wing tv or radio >>. >>>>>GO >>>>>>>to polling place its bipartisian and see what >>>people >>>>>>>have to say about bush the war , the rep etc. >>might >>>>>>>start you on a different track other than lol >.Its >>>>>>>obvious to thinking people that congressis not >>>doing >>>>>>>the peoples bidding . [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |