It's ridiculous. Part of being a citizen is paying taxes.

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While these payments may seem eye-popping, it seems more closely aligned with the company's performance and is less likely to raise the ire of shareholders than in years past.

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I think it's a morale killer when you see it disclosed at some of these companies.

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There were definitely some that went closer to saying, 'Don't blame me,' as opposed to saying, 'This is the process,' ... I think that probably should set off more red flags as the language got stronger.

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There is still a lot of anger out there, but people have taken notice of what the board has already been doing.

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Very few educational institutions have filed corporate governance or social responsibility proxy proposals at publicly traded companies in recent years. The reason for this is not clear—although the general decline in campus protest efforts is sometimes cited as the cause.

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The '90s was the slippery slope from managing expectations to managing earnings to outright fraud.

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There's so many other founders — the main one being down the coast, with [Oracle founder] Larry Ellison — who have a great deal of money as well, but still pay themselves massive amounts by options every year.

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Just within the last six months, these policies have spread pretty quickly. It's almost a proxy now for boardroom accountability.

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