{"id":10161,"date":"2009-10-22T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=10161"},"modified":"2009-10-22T17:00:34","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T00:00:34","slug":"atlas-twitched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/10161\/atlas-twitched\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas Twitched?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In effort to stem public outcry the government today announced that they were limiting the salaries of the top 175 executives for companies that have received federal bailout money.<\/a><\/p>\n

Will this be the event that causes the best and brightest our country has to stop being exactly what we need in this time of economic strife? Will the best and brightest stay with the companies that so need their talents for a fraction of what they could earn on the free market OR<\/strong> will they do what capitalists have done previously? Will they leave for bigger paydays and more options to earn what the market will bear? I am betting that the majority will follow the opportunities that present themselves in the form of job offers from companies that are in better financial shape and can offer a better financial package. Perhaps one without government run healthcare too. The companies that are in trouble will be forced to struggle with 2nd<\/sup> tier talent to help guide them through the upcoming months. I also predict that we might see a company fail as a direct result of this short sighted action.<\/p>\n

This to me seems like the first step towards the very thing that Ayn Rand<\/strong> described in Atlas Shrugged<\/strong>. The thought that this might actually become something other than a work of fiction scares me. What will be next? Will I have to share my commissions with agents who are not working because I am making too much money (A guy can dream now right?) Will our countries talent be wooed by other countries that need our intellectual capital to continue to grow?<\/p>\n

While it is disheartening to see reports that the bailout money was used on executive pay and bonuses it is even more troubling to see that our government has decided to step in and force businesses to act and think like government agencies.<\/p>\n

Today is a very sad day for the cornerstone of America our capitalistic system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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