tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post955318358315592446..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: On corporate cheating, corked bats, and bailoutsThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-7627628881488417222008-09-22T16:10:00.000-05:002008-09-22T16:10:00.000-05:00yes yes YES!!! and take away the golden parachutes...yes yes YES!!! and take away the golden parachutes!<BR/><BR/>smiles, bee<BR/>xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-52261801819138570872008-09-22T14:54:00.000-05:002008-09-22T14:54:00.000-05:00Sadly, our society reveres cheaters but only if th...Sadly, our society reveres cheaters but only if they're high-profile people. If some mere mortal living paycheck to paycheck colors outside the lines, that's a heinous crime. <BR/><BR/>But when a multi-million dollar earning executive gets caught elbow-deep in the cookie jar, it gets shirked off. Golden parachute, indeed!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-16483672283244266452008-09-22T14:36:00.000-05:002008-09-22T14:36:00.000-05:00Some of these cheaters have lost as well. Serves t...Some of these cheaters have lost as well. Serves them right.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-2243714227027969362008-09-22T09:37:00.000-05:002008-09-22T09:37:00.000-05:00Curmudgeon -I wholeheartedly agree.When I was in s...Curmudgeon -<BR/><BR/>I wholeheartedly agree.<BR/><BR/>When I was in school cheaters were expelled.<BR/><BR/>At the college level I did a little plagiarizing, but did it with finesse and never got caught. But there was always the fear of being caught, so I kept it to an extreme minimum.<BR/><BR/>Today's society reveres cheaters, even when they are caught. They are rewarded and not punished.<BR/><BR/>The Beach BumThe Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459921418291067269noreply@blogger.com