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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:40 pm    Post subject: Violence Against A Banker Reply with quote

Fred Goodwin house and car has been vandalised. He maybe a bad banker, but I condemn violence. He wasn't the only banker who messed up, but did he start the recession? I really don't think so.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7962825.stm
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colby



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Violence Against A Banker Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
Fred Goodwin house and car has been vandalised. He maybe a bad banker, but I condemn violence. He wasn't the only banker who messed up, but did he start the recession? I really don't think so.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7962825.stm


But that isn't really the story, is it Mark? Is anybody accusing him of starting the recession - or is it perhaps that people are angry at his apparent arrogance at assuming that he's holier-than-thou by accepting a massive pension payout in return for complete failure as a business leader?
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Violence Against A Banker Reply with quote

colby wrote:
Is anybody accusing him of starting the recession


The pension issue is a sideshow. Can you seriously suggest that the Government being forced to pour up to £25.5billion more into RBS, as well as guaranteeing £325billion of the bank's bad debts had no effect on the country's financial situation
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colby



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Violence Against A Banker Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
colby wrote:
Is anybody accusing him of starting the recession


The pension issue is a sideshow.


No it isn't. It's central.

gfloyd wrote:
Can you seriously suggest that the Government being forced to pour up to £25.5billion more into RBS, as well as guaranteeing £325billion of the bank's bad debts had no effect on the country's financial situation


That's a separate issue. The main issue here is the guy's arrogance in running off with the high pension payout that nobody has the power to remove from him. And does he give a stuff? Nope.

That, I believe, is why he's been targetted as reported.
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davem



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is a lot of peed off people out there who have lost a lot through this showers greed and ineptitude,im sure there will be more incidents of this sort until some act of contrition is made by the ex bank bosses
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iwarburton



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The vandalism of Goodwin's house was mindlessly irresponsible and cannot possibly be condoned.

So why does part of me love the perpetrators and want to have their babies?

Ian.
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RockitRon



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

iwarburton wrote:

So why does part of me love the perpetrators and want to have their babies?

Ian.


Part of your feminine side, I should think, Ian Laughing

"A spokesman for the Royal Bank of Scotland said short-term security arrangements had been put in place at Sir Fred's Edinburgh home, and that these were still operational during the time of the attack."

That made me laugh as well!
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iwarburton



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol.

Ian.
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