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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 01:47 PM Sep 2020

SEC Stifles Shareholder Voice. The SEC today voted along partisan lines to insulate management from


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Andy Green
@AndyGreenSF
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Sep 23, 2020
BREAKING: SEC Stifles Shareholder Voice

The SEC today voted along partisan lines to insulate management from accountability to investors, workers, communities & others.

Raising ownership requirements to offer sh/h proposals from $2k to $25k means only rich & powerful get a say.

Allison Herren Lee
@SECHerrenLee
Putting a thumb on the scale for management: my statement on the amendments to Rule 14a-8: https://sec.gov/news/public-statement/lee-14a8-2020-09-23….


Andy Green
@AndyGreenSF
Sadly, corporate America doesn't believe that its vision for a new broader corporate purpose ought to be accountable to anyone.

Powerful dissent by new SEC Commr. Caroline Crenshaw here.

https://sec.gov/news/public-statement/crenshaw-14a8-2020-09-23-0

Strong statement by @SECHerrenLee quoted above.
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SEC Stifles Shareholder Voice. The SEC today voted along partisan lines to insulate management from (Original Post) soothsayer Sep 2020 OP
another move towards Facism Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2020 #1
Mussolini suggested a different word LastDemocratInSC Sep 2020 #2
And meat packing executives can decide moondust Sep 2020 #3

moondust

(19,972 posts)
3. And meat packing executives can decide
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 02:50 PM
Sep 2020

for themselves if they want to endanger their employees or follow government guidelines on COVID--as Rachel reported last night.

Fascist corporatocracy don't need no damn big gubment tellin' 'em wut to do!

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