改口？ 歐巴馬：不嫉妒精明銀行家拿紅利

改口？ 歐巴馬：不嫉妒精明銀行家拿紅利
(法新社)2010年2月11日 星期四 10:35
（法新社華盛頓 10日電） 過去經常批評華爾街肥貓高額紅利造成金融危機的美國 總統歐巴馬，今天宣稱他不會嫉妒那些「精明的商人」拿個幾百萬美元 獎金。

歐巴馬還特別點名說，摩根大通 集團（JPMorganChase）執行長狄蒙（Jamie Dimon）領取1600萬美元紅利，以及高盛公司執行長布蘭克費恩（LloydBlankfein）領取900萬美元，對他而言都沒有問題。

歐巴馬在接受彭博（Bloomberg）旗下商業周刊（BusinessWeek）訪問時說：「我知道這兩個傢伙，他們都是非常精明的生意人。」

歐巴馬了解這些紅利金額對一般人而言，可是「很大一筆」，但是有人說，職業運動選手每年賺得還更多，他說：「所以我也嚇了好大一跳！」

他在昨天接受商業周刊訪問，這期內容預計在12日上市。歐巴馬說：「我跟大多數美國人一樣，不會忌妒別人的成功或財富。這只是自由市場機制的一部分。」

歐巴馬過去抨擊華爾街金融「肥貓」，拿了政府幾十億美元紓困金之後，打賞自己高額紅利。但他受訪時強調狄蒙和布蘭克費恩都選擇領取公司股票而不是現金。

他說，這樣的薪酬需要有一段特定時期的績效表現才拿得到。

歐巴馬認為，這是「評量執行長是否成功的公平辦法，最終也會增進美國企業表現」。

美國國際集團（AIG）去年接受政府1800億美元紓困金，高層主管竟然領了1億6500萬美元紅利獎金，引起各界撻伐，歐巴馬接著派任（華盛頓區律師）費恩柏格（Kenneth Feinberg）為「薪酬沙皇」（pay czar）。（負責監督公司支付主管薪水，以減少主管薪資、紅利及其他福利的浮濫）

薪酬沙皇一職隸屬於美國財政部，到去年底為止，費恩伯格已經對接受政府紓困的7家公司下手，這些公司薪資最高的25名主管平均現金收入都少了90%，這些人年薪上限降為50萬美元，且總薪酬也都平均大砍一半。（譯者：中央社賴秀如
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奧巴馬被'肥貓'銀行家挫敗
Obama frustrated by 'fat cat' bankers
From: Reuters
December 12, 2009 12:22PM

US President Barack Obama complained about "fat-cat bankers" and sharply criticised Wall Street banks for paying out big bonuses to executives in a television interview to air Monday.
美國總統奧巴馬抱怨“肥貓銀行家”，並尖銳批評華爾街的銀行支付了高額獎金給行政人員，他接受在星期一播出的電視訪問說。
Mr Obama, who has taken some heat from Americans for supporting a Wall Street bailout, told CBS show 60 Minutes banks do not understand how angry people are with them.

"I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street," Mr Obama said.

The President said it appeared the only firms paying out bonuses and avoiding the caps put on them under the Government's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) were the ones who had paid back their bailout money.

"I think that in some cases (to be able to pay bonuses) was the motivation," Mr Obama said.

"Which I think tells me that the people on Wall Street still don't get it. They're still puzzled why it is that people are mad at the banks. Well, let's see. You guys are drawing down $US10 (million), $US20 million ($21.9m) bonuses after America went through the worst economic year in decades and you guys caused the problem," he said.

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Mr Obama told 60 Minutes it was wrong for financial industry lobbyists to try to derail a financial regulatory overhaul that passed the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives today.

"What's really frustrating me right now is that you've got these same banks who benefitted from taxpayer assistance who are fighting tooth and nail with their lobbyists up on Capitol Hill, fighting against financial regulatory control," he said.

After House passage of the financial overhaul, Mr Obama issued a written statement in which he urged the Senate to join the House in passing what he called a necessary regulatory reform as quickly as possible.

"This legislation brings us another important step closer to necessary, comprehensive financial reform that ill create clear rules of the road, consistent and systematic enforcement of those rules, and a stronger, more stable financial system with better protections for consumers and investors," he said.
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