now wall street may shun 700bn bail out, page-7

Wow, that would really clinch it! CEO's who would not take up the offer because they don't get their golden parachute!

Yeah, let the coy languish, let SH's value crumble, but oh no, lets not get stupid and endanger the golden handshake!

Its about time that executive salaries were linked to real performance (like creation of long term value), not short term gains. And, more importantly, are these guys really worth millions per annum?

Just sick of it...