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 | So says our Representative Brian Baird and I quote him from a link to a story in my earlier article: Baird said the legislation also will prevent executives who presided over the financial crisis from reaping huge salaries and bonuses. “Any company that chooses to participate in the program will not be able to offer their departing executives exorbitant severance packages,” [...] Brian Baird chimes in on his misguided, doing nothing for “the people”, vote for the bailout: “In companies where the government is making a direct purchase, it will also place strict limits on executive salaries and will end the tax deduction for executive salaries over $500,000. For the first time in a long while, adult supervision is returning to Wall Street.” Baird also [...] In a moment of historic drama in the Capitol and on Wall Street, the House of Representatives voted on Monday to reject a $700 billion rescue of the financial industry. The vote against the measure was 228 to 205. Supporters vowed to try to bring the rescue package up for consideration against as soon as possible. Stock markets plunged sharply at midday as [...] Below is a fundraising appeal from Representative Baird: Dear John, The Primary election of last month brought good news and new challenges. The good news is that with your help we prevailed in the primary in the 3rd Congressional District with a majority vote in a field of four candidates. I am grateful for that result and for your support [...] I’m lucky. I have health insurance, and my employer pays 100% of the premium. We don’t cover spouses or dependents, but we’re a small company. I have used my health insurance much more than the average American: since I joined the company in late 1995, I’ve had a pregnancy, a c-section, a miscarriage that required not one but two D&Cs (that was a [...] Go out and buy a car this year and save $600 on your taxes. That is the message being touted by Senator Cantwell and Representative Baird at Vancouver Ford yesterday as spewed by our local newspaper’s article, “Residents Reminded of Sales Tax Break”. Here are a few facts our residents were not reminded about the sales tax break being “sold” by our politicians. According [...] |      | ||||
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