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Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
pgens
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Date: February 03, 2009 04:59PM
This kind of thing is getting disgusting. I am tempted to close my Wachovia account over this.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28999671/
Treasury should either take back whatever TARP money they loaned Wells Fargo / Wachovia, or sell out whatever equity they bought to prop them up. Let them beg with tin cups in Vegas.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28999671/
Treasury should either take back whatever TARP money they loaned Wells Fargo / Wachovia, or sell out whatever equity they bought to prop them up. Let them beg with tin cups in Vegas.
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: February 03, 2009 05:51PM
Hey, going through a bailout is very stressful, who can blame them if they wanna play a little blackjack to help take the edge off?
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
pgens
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Date: February 03, 2009 06:53PM
Maybe they can use poker chips with pictures of Bernanke and Paulson on them?
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: February 03, 2009 07:20PM
They oughta tar and feather the arrogant bastards that planned this trip!
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: February 03, 2009 09:06PM
pgens Wrote:
>> They canceled the event.
They were booked at The Wynn? That place is fucking swanky. It's the nicest hotel property I've ever seen.
>> They canceled the event.
They were booked at The Wynn? That place is fucking swanky. It's the nicest hotel property I've ever seen.
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
WashingToneLocian
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Date: February 03, 2009 09:22PM
pgens Wrote:
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> This kind of thing is getting disgusting. I am
> tempted to close my Wachovia account over this.
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28999671/
>
> Treasury should either take back whatever TARP
> money they loaned Wells Fargo / Wachovia, or sell
> out whatever equity they bought to prop them up.
> Let them beg with tin cups in Vegas.
Maybe they are trying to win back some of the billions they lost.
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> This kind of thing is getting disgusting. I am
> tempted to close my Wachovia account over this.
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28999671/
>
> Treasury should either take back whatever TARP
> money they loaned Wells Fargo / Wachovia, or sell
> out whatever equity they bought to prop them up.
> Let them beg with tin cups in Vegas.
Maybe they are trying to win back some of the billions they lost.
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
Steve
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Date: February 04, 2009 03:10PM
They have since cancelled this trip.
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
MrMephisto
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Date: February 04, 2009 03:16PM
The fact they'd even consider this is pretty ballsy.
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
Numbers
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Date: February 05, 2009 10:15AM
Did anyone NOT expect this?
Many of the banks scheduled to receive bailout money don't even want it and those that get it are holding onto it.
So far, the bailout has been a total disaster.
Many of the banks scheduled to receive bailout money don't even want it and those that get it are holding onto it.
So far, the bailout has been a total disaster.
Re: Bailout bank Plans Vegas Trip for Employees
Posted by:
ferfux
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Date: February 05, 2009 12:35PM
the sense of entitlement that the big CEO's feel and the fact that they were getting away with this sort of thing for so long shouldnt surprise anyone.