Billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg tried to defend pharmaceutical companies claiming that the companies and their CEOs don't make much money. I guess to a billionaire, $17.3 million salaries such as Merck & Co.'s chief executive, Richard T. Clark qualifies as pocket change. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A move toward salaried physicians is seen as a way to help rein in medical costs, but not everyone is sold on the idea.
Changing those policies is crucial to the success of health care reform, economists say. “Our proposals would change incentives so that doctors and nurses finally are free to give patients the best care, not just the most expensive care,” the president said. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

LegiStorm:
Find out what your Congressperson's staff salaries are
Searchable by state,Senator, Rep, and office. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Left tackles don't get a lot of glory, but book by 'Moneyball' author Lewis reveals that they are among the NFL's best-paid players -- for good reason. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

In the spirit of transparency, the Obama Administration posted on its White House blog a detailed list of who makes what at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. picked by Nateebiinature 5 months ago

Tons of information at this site on the business aspect of movies. For instance, 989 movies were released in 2007 with a combined gross of $8,453,614,817. Spiderman III had a production budget of $258m whereas Once had a production budget of $150,000. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Don't complain, you're getting a great deal. Compare prices to China, where their salaries are 10 times lower. They're paying the equivalent of $20 per gallon. picked by ted 2 years ago

A growing number of baseball enthusiasts are joining "throwback" baseball leagues. Players wear the classic white long-sleeved shirt and short-brimmed hats popular in the game's early years. Another big difference? No gloves. "Only sissies wear a mitt..." *THIS is baseball I could get into. No corporate endorsements, no steroids, no million-dollar salaries. Just guys out ... read full post picked by RowanGrey 2 years ago

Mr. Feuerstein received broad media attention in 1995, when a fire destroyed the Malden Mills plant in Lawrence two weeks before Christmas. Rather than using the $300 million insurance settlement to reestablish the factory overseas, he invested an additional estimated $150 million into rebuilding the factory in the same location. In addition, he made and kept a commitment to pay the approximately ... read full post picked by pulsisx 2 years ago

"Drudge writes of the reported $400 million deal, which would pay him an estimated $38 million a year, "Earnings now pace him ahead of the annual salaries for network news anchors: Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer — combined!" " picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

A man says when he bought old file cabinets at a recent state surplus auction, he was surprised to find Ohio personnel files inside.

Tom Gary says the documents included Social Security numbers, medical histories and salaries of five former state employees. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

It costs a lot of money to go to college. It costs even more money to run a college. And it’s costing increasingly more money to pay college and university presidents’ salaries and compensation packages, with many reaching the million-dollar mark. picked by 1krazykorean 2 years ago

Congressional staff, who some feel are already over paid - and who then go on to make even more by lobbying have been given large bonuses. Yes, congress claims private companies over pay salaries and shouldn't pay bonuses yet those rules don't apply to them. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

As if we needed more reasons to get depressed. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

The Brazilian Senate is in full-blown crisis these days. A controversy over 600-plus undisclosed (or “secret”) acts over recent years has centered on the upper house’s president, 79-year-old Jose Sarney.But it was not just Sarney involved in the secret acts. About half of the senators have been implicated, according to one report. And many Senate employees saw their salaries zoo... read full post picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid their full salaries to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just staring at the wall, if that's what they want to do.

*Updated Story picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Members of Congress are slated to receive a $4,700 pay raise beginning in January, increasing their annual salaries to $174,000. The increase for 535 House and Senate members would cost taxpayers more than $2.5 million.
*politics as usual* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

The idea behind Glassdoor is simple: You tell me your salary, and I’ll tell you mine. The site collects company reviews and real salaries from employees of large companies and displays them anonymously for all members to see. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

The founders of number one search engine Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, in 2006 earned their salaries of just one dollar. picked by maxriter 3 years ago

It costs more than $5 million a year per team for salaries to disabled players, over the years there has been many unusual injuries in baseball and here is the top ten. picked by danswayuk 3 years ago