> I don't understand why American shareholders are so quiescent and trusting of their boards. In this case, I don't think that's what's going on. Most of the

> I don't understand why American shareholders are so quiescent and trusting of their boards. In this case, I don't think that's what's going on. Most of the shareholder proposals I've seen are basically idiosyncratic political soapboxing, and I vote my tiny number of shares against them because I don't agree with either the proposal or the venue or just don't care. If I ever saw one that seemed pertinent, I'd vote for it. However, the shares I own outside of mutual funds are tiny and insignificant, so it's moot anyway.