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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Wed Jan 11, 2012, 07:06 PM Jan 2012

Obama's new chief of staff got almost a $1 million bonus AFTER the taxpayers bailed out Citigroup [View all]

Not a joke:

http://www.examiner.com/independent-in-manchester/new-white-house-chief-received-large-bonus-from-citigroup-2009

The incoming White House Chief of Staff, Jack Lew, received a bonus of almost $950,000 from Citigroup just a few months after the mega-bank received a large taxpayer rescue from the TARP program, according to disclosure forms filed with the federal government.

In essence, the American taxpayer gave Mr. Lew a bonus for his poor performance.

Anyone else sick and tired of these vampire squid banksters? How come they always manage to make their way to the upper echelons of the US government? Then of course legislation passed in Washington DC always manages to favor them.

At the very least, he should give back the money before taking the job as Obama's new Chief of Staff.

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Obama's new chief of staff got almost a $1 million bonus AFTER the taxpayers bailed out Citigroup [View all] Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 OP

Is this This Week's Outrage? lamp_shade Jan 2012 #1

Today's...this misadministration is enough of a joke joeybee12 Jan 2012 #2

.... bigwillq Jan 2012 #13

Easy to post a flippant reply on DU PA Democrat Jan 2012 #3

"FOX is all over this already..." jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #12

Um....maybe because some of us are possessed of a sense of ethics DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #15

The rest of the country is not laughing at the excesses of Wall Street. PA Democrat Jan 2012 #16

To make your case, you link to a July 2010 hit piece from the Washington Times? jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #19

One of the three links was an old story, the other two are current. PA Democrat Jan 2012 #25

Just throwing more onto the same pile Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #4

It would be nice if we had less material to work with.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #9

Drudge was pimping this "outrage" yesterday. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #10

Do you think that the corporate influence of our Government is a good thing? sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #14

I reject your premise. Do you think you know better than Minority Leader Pelosi? jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #17

That's spin and you know it. Can you SERIOUSLY defend Lew with a straight face? Bake Jan 2012 #18

There's nothing to defend. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #23

He didn't appoint just "anyone." Bake Jan 2012 #26

No, it's this week's complete lack of surprise Occulus Jan 2012 #28

+1...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #29

1st get a job at Goldman Sachs, 2nd get a government job sarcasmo Jan 2012 #5

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #6

Maybe this is OK if Lew and other Citibank excutives were not campaign contributors. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #7

Found this on wiki Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #8

This Lew guy appears to be directly involved gyroscope Jan 2012 #11

We joke about Mitt, but for real, Obama's got a tough fight on his hands. Bake Jan 2012 #20

This is why Americans are in the streets. woo me with science Jan 2012 #21

Here we go again. woo me with science Jan 2012 #22

Gotta love the upward mobility of failure when it's the elite. neverforget Jan 2012 #24

knr nt slipslidingaway Jan 2012 #27

Every day. woo me with science Jan 2012 #30

k&r Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #31

They make their way in the upper echelons of government because obama appoints them n/t dameocrat67 Jan 2012 #32

"CHANGE" ? bvar22 Jan 2012 #33

K&R woo me with science Jan 2012 #34