Replies to post #78089 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[spokeshave]

...I agree with Tec that the sense of entitlement is embarrassing.

As I said before, he is "entitled" to the money because he legally earned it and had a legally binding contract "entitling" him to it. The dollar amount is completely irrelevant. Clearly both parties agreed that the amount was fair and appropriate.

I wonder if you would be equally embarassed of your own "sense of entitlement" if Congress tried to seize all of your your duly-earned income, or if Attorneys General tried to convict you in a public court, or if you were unfairly held up to public ridicule for someone else's mistakes, or if you and your family were subject to death threats due to feint outrage by a clueless government...