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[Oracle]

Good to hear one GC claim that they are not perfect (as none of us are).

But there are degrees of perfection and you don't figure on the scale, scumbag!

[Acikgoz]

Orifice, the only scales you can be weighed on are those that measure evil, mis-information, racism and bias and from what I've seen there is no question that you are obese on all those scales.

Your efforts serve no other purpose than to continually diminish any intelligent dialogue.

[Paphitis]

... what about your bankers and land developers in the RoC that have shafted thousands?

You may find that is a two way street. I don't know of any Brits that suffered financially from buying property in Cyprus. They just moan when they can't get their (multiplied) money back fast enough due to slow processing.

A whingeing whining moaning Pom? NO! Surely not....

Who would have thought?

[Paphitis]

This is complete and utter blackmail. If the bonus-making and taking bankers were so good at their jobs in the first place then why are we bailing them out to the tune of £850 billion? As far as I'm concerned less 'brilliant' and 'bonus-worthy' bankers who were paid less (or no) bonuses may well have got us into less (or possibly no) debt. £850 billion is apparently more than the combined cost (or is it value - I can't be bothered to find out as clearly it doesn't matter even to those who control these things) of the UK armed forces and NHS. Massive volumes of piss have and are being taken here.

I know an 'investment' banker who was made redundant last year during the 'credit crunch' - aged 42 with 4 kids in private education (none older than 12), having just renovated a mansion in one of the most expensive parts of the UK, he never has to work again - where is the societal, moral, monetary, whatever-you-want-to-think-of, fill-in-the-gap-here, justice in that situation?

Thus speaketh the liberal contemplating anarchy.

Would have to agree that these types of bonuses need to be performance based, and the fact that some UK banks have been losing money hand over fist seems to suggest that UK Bankers were not all that good this year, and are undeserving of these bonuses.

But I don't see the problem with paying out massive bonuses to executives who are responsible for lifting performance, increasing profits or shareholder value, and am also of the opinion that massive multinationals need to pay and offer these massive bonuses and remuneration packages in the first place, in order to attract the right stuff!