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I have a hard time understanding why on a board that purports to attract entrepreneurs, we have so many people on this thread who are bashing the guy because he

I have a hard time understanding why on a board that purports to attract entrepreneurs, we have so many people on this thread who are bashing the guy because he made more money than you might judge reasonable. (ps - I think you mean commensurate?)

plinkplonk 18y ago
"we have so many people on this thread who are bashing the guy because he made more money than you might judge reasonable." attributing (bad) motives to others does not help make a strong argument, and you are probably wrong anyway. No one here has said they were "bashing" anyone because he made a tonne of money. When taxpayer dollars are put into a company that crashed and burned , there is a valid argument that they have some say on how their money is(or is not) spent. You think if a professional investor (say Warren Buffet) put his money into AIG, he would have no strings attached? (There are valid counter arguments to all these points but implying objectors are jealous/envious/evil is counterproductive). "On a board that purports to attract entrepreneurs" Entrepreneurs are fine with the idea that if their company crashes and burns they get nothing, so your juxtaposition is invalid.
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- comatose_kid 18y ago
  Plenty of people on this thread have commented on how much the guy makes and used it to undermine his argument. Given this, I'm not sure why you think the 'juxtaposition was invalid'. I didn't say that tax payers shouldn't have a say on how the money is spent. But that doesn't excuse Libby from breaking his promise to his senior staff.
  - noonespecial 18y ago
    I think the whole point is that Libby now can't keep his promises because he ruined his company, in part, by making such promises. I could promise you a gold plated Mercedes for making me a sandwich. The difference is that I haven't got one, and once I've eaten the sandwich, I can't just show up and ask Congress to spot me one to give you.

plinkplonk 18y ago

"we have so many people on this thread who are bashing the guy because he made more money than you might judge reasonable." attributing (bad) motives to others does not help make a strong argument, and you are probably wrong anyway. No one here has said they were "bashing" anyone because he made a tonne of money. When taxpayer dollars are put into a company that crashed and burned , there is a valid argument that they have some say on how their money is(or is not) spent. You think if a professional investor (say Warren Buffet) put his money into AIG, he would have no strings attached? (There are valid counter arguments to all these points but implying objectors are jealous/envious/evil is counterproductive). "On a board that purports to attract entrepreneurs" Entrepreneurs are fine with the idea that if their company crashes and burns they get nothing, so your juxtaposition is invalid.

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comatose_kid 18y ago
Plenty of people on this thread have commented on how much the guy makes and used it to undermine his argument. Given this, I'm not sure why you think the 'juxtaposition was invalid'. I didn't say that tax payers shouldn't have a say on how the money is spent. But that doesn't excuse Libby from breaking his promise to his senior staff.
- noonespecial 18y ago
  I think the whole point is that Libby now can't keep his promises because he ruined his company, in part, by making such promises. I could promise you a gold plated Mercedes for making me a sandwich. The difference is that I haven't got one, and once I've eaten the sandwich, I can't just show up and ask Congress to spot me one to give you.