Hi Graham
I'm glad that you find the topic interesting, and worthy of consideration. The more that I'm looking into the subject, the deeper, a seemingly simple subject, it seems to be. And I, for one, find it increasingly alarming. I hope that I'm not being duped, but don't rule it out.
Good old Private Eye!!! Where all of the real news seems to be!!
I fully agree. Whatever opinion I have on these quite obscene (at times) bonuses, this practice is simply a symptom of an underlying issue (or problem as I would say). I feel that all this short term gain will inevitably end, at some indeterminate time in the future, with long term loss .... or collapse. Time will be the ultimate test.
"Always prefer a loss to a dishonest gain.The one hurts for the moment, the other for all time" - Chilon
Again, a wonderful insight; however, this really only leads to this quoted conclusion when most people are deeply scripted in what can be termed as the scarcity mentality. Again, this underlying issue creates the symptom.
The perils of a chaotic system. It's a wonder (and quite likely a credit, though I begrudge it, to how the stock market works) that there isn't more violent market turbulence triggered by well meaning politics.
I wonder if this lies at the heart of the underlying issues. Ill-considered consumerism with little or no regard to available resources can, surely, do our green planet no favours.
I'm sure that the government is doing the best it can given the current situation and underlying circumstances. However, I wonder if any long term sustainable stability is realistically achievable without addressing underlying issues.
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