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President Obama Meets With Tim Cook and Other CEOs to Discuss Fiscal Crisis
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I tweeted Jordan to see if he has an answer. Emmanuel is a pretty polarizing figure, especially for people who hate Obama, and I don't think that is helping in the discussion.
edit. The author tweeted back saying he didn't have a photo of Obama with Tim Cook
I'm not sure what can be discussed about the article. Obama supporters will praise him for reaching out and getting other opinions, while Obama haters will just go on hating him.
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Maybe. But I'm guessing they're not iPhones (at least not at the rates they charge in Switzerland). More like OMPC, clockwork-driven.
Go look up the definition of republic. They are two different things. Beyond that we pull elements from a variety of different social structures that have been tested on their own in the past. That article merely panders to people who can't think for themselves.
The POTUS earns $400,000/year + $50,000 expense account + security for life + assorted perks.
How is this "underpaid"?
So, a civil question includes calling Rahm Emanuel a "mafia idiot?" Good to know.
As for your other assertion, the picture is from Friday when the President met with the Chicago mayor. The MR author obviously searched for images and decided to use this one to head the articlenote the Reuters article shows a close-up of the president.
However, as of today's dateline 11/19, the president is in Myanmar and as the Reuters article suggests he spoke with CEOs by phone.
So, there isn't a picture of Obama meeting with CEOs in the White House for today because the President isn't there.
I said he was the "better option" of the two major candidates. So I'll say again, the words "I support Mitt Romney" never came out of my mouth. I wrote in Ron Paul, and gave money to his campaign, for your information.
Agreed.
Yeah, I can't imagine maintaining the mindset that a picture of Emanuel and Obama would become such an issue. Oy vey.
Well, we could wonder if Dimon, Cook and Buffet are the right people to discuss the financial crisis.
Because the "equivalent" job in the private sector, CEO of a Fortune 100 company pays significantly better, it is much less demanding, you don't visibly age, you attract much less criticism, and you don't need security forever.
Anything for a photo op.
Funny, there was no "Fiscal Crisis" during his campaign, POTUS said his system was working and things were improving.
The common thread with Apple, is exemplary world class hypocrisy.
Funny, there was no "Fiscal Crisis" during his campaign, POTUS said his system was working and things were improving.
The common thread with Apple, is exemplary world class hypocrisy.
Steve Jobs' pay was $1/year.
You'd have to get awfully intrusive to "cap pay", as the goal of the meme is punitive, not quantitative.
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And the day after the election, the phrase was all over the news. ...almost as if there were a de facto conspiracy to suppress the issue to assure a particular outcome...
Might you agree that if it were discussed in such post-election detail before the election, it may indeed have become Romney's problem?
I'm not really sure how it would have made any difference.
If Romney's campaign thought it was a good line they'd have used it. Fox News might have reported it as well.
...and supporters will just go on bashing opponents at every inopportunity.
Your point was valid - insofar as it makes sense for any president to chat with various leaders on suitable subjects - until you had to bash those concerned about how this particular president, having the fiscal track record he does, will make use of those discussions.
How about phrasing it: "I'm not sure what can be discussed about the article. Like him or not, any president will seek opinions from relevant major leaders."
You mean the same private sector that tanked our economy? Or the same private sector that pollutes our water and air in order to turn a profit.
The private sector is not the end all be all. We've seen what happens when it goes unregulated by government.
I wasn't bashing anyone really. I don't think Obama can do anything to win over the majority of people that voted against him. That's just my opinion.
I think this is a valid question. Shouldn't he meet with some small to medium business owners for a different perspective?
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No, that's "Presid.Net" a foreign news service. It should read...According to Presid.Net: "Obama met with corporate leaders including Apple CEO Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon, and investor Warren Buffett, and others. "
And yet, government organizations can't even pave roads efficiently or run transportation authorities. I can't imagine how they'll run healthcare.
Please consult the rest of the world before speaking on their behalf.
Signed:The silent majority.
Seriously, as an outsider, I don't see a significant difference between the democrats and the republicans but I don't think Obama is doing a good job.
Roads don't get paved when the Republican congress refuses to pass an infrastructure bill.
Are you insinuating that I'm a Republican? I am not. My statement stands. I could come up with plenty of statements about the inabilities of government on behalf of the left, too.
Going forward, dividends will be taxed as regular income. Long term capital gains will go from 15% to 20%. Obama wants it to be 40% by the end of his term. Whether you see this as good or bad depends on your level of intelligence. Ah! but which is it...Are you intelligent if you see this as good?
Or are you intelligent if you see this as bad? Only the intelligent know for sure.
