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The beauty is that trip Weiland took to Alaska with the corporate jet wasn't to go hunting but was to see Providence Hospital.

This number in USA today fails to include the golf memberships, use of the retreat in Florida, free lunches in Murray Hill, cost to use the company jet (charged at the price of a first class ticket when used for personal not the 10 k per hour it really costs to run the jet), lease of a first rate vehicle, driver for company limo, etc. Great meals and all the booze you can drink on the jet! It's great to have your own jet!

It's a good life and every CEO should earn at least 25 Million. It's easy to justify this when you do so much for the shareholders. Look how the stock has risen and how they have benefited! Stock the board with other CEO's and put them on your compensation committee. Everyone does it! Greed is good!
 






Absolutely ridiculous expenditures. As a stockholder, I am sickened. These guys have no conscience when it comes to controlling expenses where they are personally involved.
 












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The beauty is that trip Weiland took to Alaska with the corporate jet wasn't to go hunting but was to see Providence Hospital.

This number in USA today fails to include the golf memberships, use of the retreat in Florida, free lunches in Murray Hill, cost to use the company jet (charged at the price of a first class ticket when used for personal not the 10 k per hour it really costs to run the jet), lease of a first rate vehicle, driver for company limo, etc. Great meals and all the booze you can drink on the jet! It's great to have your own jet!

It's a good life and every CEO should earn at least 25 Million. It's easy to justify this when you do so much for the shareholders. Look how the stock has risen and how they have benefited! Stock the board with other CEO's and put them on your compensation committee. Everyone does it! Greed is good!
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So he took a trip -bfd - the company jet is allowed for personal use - Ring gets 125 k, Weiland 60 k that is expensable for personal use and both reported slightly less than that last year. The cost includes the actual costs of using the jet (read the annual report). Considering that the stock keeps going up - who cares? They both got 4% raises and Sharon and Tim got 10.5%. The stock went from 80 to 97 with dividend. They also don't get cars any longer but instead allowances that are expensed 65 k for Tim, 55 k for John and Todd and 40 k for the group president's and these are considered expenses so the corporaton can deduct them. Not sure if they still have the corporate boxes at Fenway and Yankee stadium or the golf memberships as these are probably part of the corporation. Let them continue to push the stock. So far worth every penny.
 






Do not agree with you. Sorry. They should continue to work to boost stock price without these excessive perks. They are compensated adequately already. Just think of what the dividends would be if everyone treated corporate money like their own. I own Bard stock but get much better dividends from other holdings. The excesses piss me off.
 






bfd? "F" them. they're employees just like the rest of us. Bard is not their piggy bank. They make enough to pay for this crap themselves. Doesn't matter. It borders on criminal and certainly is not in the best interest of the company. Do you really believe any of these folks had a thing to do with the stock rise? If you do, you're a fool.
 






It goes from 80-97? LOL. Seriously!?! Look at the longer term picture. This stock has been flat over the past 3 years. Don't look at it from a short term perspective...oh but wait. That's what these tools do. Buy back the stock to push up the value (or maintain it) so their options are worth something (depending on when they are distributed). Capitalism is good. Greed is bad. Anyone for a bear hunt? Jonny boy will take the call.
 












The management at Bard is terrible. The are the epitome of the "Good Old Boys". They work they employees like slaves, pay them crap and laugh at the "little people". I don't know what rocks these people crawled out from under but they are a disgrace...SHOW ME THE MONEY! GREED IS GOOD! LET THEM EAT CAKE! TAXES ARE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE!....YOU GET THE PICTURE.

NOTHING BUT WALL STREET WHORES!
 
























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