tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862827.post70030789815612080..comments2023-09-07T09:42:54.580+01:00Comments on Sean Haffey: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862827.post-27508469417741697362009-11-25T21:42:26.266+00:002009-11-25T21:42:26.266+00:00Reasonable profit, yes. Personal greed, no.
Taki...Reasonable profit, yes. <b>Personal</b> greed, no.<br /><br />Taking your examples<br /><br />a. Building societies (S&Ls in the USA) are mutual organisations where the profits go to the members of the society.<br /><br />b. Private companies may do what they wish with their money. Public companies should be more circumspect. And any company that wishes to win government business (or evenSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862827.post-259293520734075612009-11-25T18:43:29.386+00:002009-11-25T18:43:29.386+00:00I assume, since you don't like the concept of ...I assume, since you don't like the concept of profit by risking someone else's money, you want to abolish:<br /><br />a) building societies, who risk saver's deposits by investing the money into mortgages.<br />b) private companies, which risk shareholders money in everything they do.<br />c) capitalism.<br /><br />I could have done a fuller alphabet, but I think the above makes the Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299689085957511923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862827.post-24290959961072957292009-10-08T19:17:41.722+01:002009-10-08T19:17:41.722+01:00Anthony
I think not but you may disagree.
These ...Anthony<br /><br />I think not but you may disagree.<br /><br />These regulations wouldn't stop people from earning over £1m. It would simply mean that the government would reduce business done with companies which paid its executives such large amounts, and it would apply whether the company was based in the UK or not.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862827.post-14345634522776978262009-10-07T22:35:39.286+01:002009-10-07T22:35:39.286+01:00Very thought provoking, and well-said, as always.Very thought provoking, and well-said, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862827.post-48992126663250965092009-10-04T18:54:56.469+01:002009-10-04T18:54:56.469+01:00won't any companies end up pulling out of the ...won't any companies end up pulling out of the uk with these regulations...?Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520443954547276307noreply@blogger.com