Comments on: Google’s chief: small salary, big expenses

By: jitendra

jitendra — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:41:53 +0000

G8 it shows not only politicians are expensive in nature but also ceo’s of big firms ……….u understand wat i mean right

By: Eddie

Eddie — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:48:52 +0000

Golly gee beav, it’s really none of our business how much executives spend or make as long as the board of directors approve it.
Hey wait a minute, isn’t this one of the companies that rallies behind Al G(wh)ore and carbon emissions and global warming stuff? Why are they flying around in private jets and polluting my world? Is this global warming stuff for real or do they just make it up to line the pockets of another rich guy Al G(wh)ore? Maybe Al could answer this for us after he gets off HIS private jet and is carted around in his SUVs. Amazing how ignorant the minions on the left have becaome. Have a carbon emitting day (and don’t worry about it)

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:42:49 +0000

There is a HUGE difference between the Entrepreneurs that start a company such as the two who ironically aren’t spending and the CEO’s who have never taken a chance with their own money or have any real “skin in the game.”

So many CEO’s nowadays are just glorified managers playing with investor’s and retirement money like it’s a game and paying themselves and friends bonuses regardless of how they perform. Take the CEO of Exxon-Mobil, what has he ever had to invest or risk to make his Billions??

By: A

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:23:54 +0000

Well, they manage their monies responsibly because they own the company.

By: LT

LT — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:03:51 +0000

I find it interesting that we are not discussing Millions of dollars in waste, but a few hundred thousand. Seriously, if you want to get up in arms.. let’s do it over a waste of Millions. Anyone who flies on corporate jets knows that a few hundred thousand dollars is nothing.

Seriously.. I guess I would expect journalists to have alot more “juicy” stories to sink their teeth into than the one I just read.

Thanks.

By: notAcoonaOhNO

notAcoonaOhNO — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:43:15 +0000

Acoona.com cannotand will not return the same sort of search result users have come to expect from Yahoo or Google. Acoona looks and acts more like Alta Vista: fine for 1995 but woefully dated in 2009. And, Acoona links to Yahoo, Microsoft Live, and Google to pump up their own result. Cut out the middleman: go to Live or Yahoo or Google first.

By: KM in NYC

KM in NYC — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:16:05 +0000

Check out http://www.footnoted.org to find some real interesting abuses of corporate perks and how they attempt to be hidden in proxy filings.

I personally can’t fault these guys- the majority of their income and net-worth is tied to the longterm performance of the company and its stock price. Racking up $100k of travel is nothing on a timeshare/leased jet. Argue that they don’t need to travel privately, but the fact is that Google is not in line for a government handout, they’ve created long-term wealth for their shareholders and they have the cash to pay for these perks.

In the eyes of the board, they must feel the cost/benefit of having their CEO be able to securely and freely travel vs. waiting in line at the airport dealing with the delays the rest of us put up with, is worth it.

By: Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:52:43 +0000

Acoona.com is terrible. Apparently they think highly of Google there, as they point out that they are “Top Ranked” by Google. How ironic.

By: notataxexpert

notataxexpert — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:42:56 +0000

I’m not a tax expert, but I believe options are NOT solely taxed as capital gains. My understanding is that, upon exercise, you incur an amount of “ordinary income” (not capital gains) equal to the difference between the strike price of the option and the market value of stock on the date the option was granted. (Yes, any capital gains AFTER that grant date are taxed as capital gains.)…for what it’s worth.

By: the truth

the truth — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:02:24 +0000

Sure. Pay yourself a dollar while you rape the privacy of the world citizens. Bravo. USE ACOONA.com