Publicly listed companies would do well to start building incentive pay programs that better align executive pay with long-term shareholder interests.
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Some steps have been taken by the government to limit executive pay, most notably mandated shareholder advisory votes on pay programs.
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These include aligning executives' financial interests with those of shareholders and engaging executives with competitive pay programs designed to attract, retain and motivate them.
Not only that, but in the U.K. six companies this year failed to receive majority support for their pay programs, including WPP, Trinity Mirror, and Cairn Energy.
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No matter how clear and detailed disclosures may be in proxy statements, 8Ks and other filings, companies must ensure they have a voice in popular media, lest their pay programs be discussed without their side of the story.
As our clients get ready for the 2011 and 2012 Say on Pay disclosures, I wonder how realistic it is to think that shareholders will have the resources to take a deep dive into the pay programs of the companies in which they have invested.
Pennsylvania insists the funds be used to pay for programs in the Commonwealth.
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It is also money the country has already borrowed by issuing bonds and treasury bills to pay for programs we have funded in the past.
This comparison reveals the unique feature of Medicare Part A: It is the only one of these programs that allows budget savings to pay for other programs and has a trust fund with real operational teeth.
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This fits Mr. Obama's evident plan to raid the military to pay for social programs like ObamaCare.
Politicians raid Pemex cash flow to pay for social programs--not leaving enough for Pemex to invest in new fields.
But a CBO report last month said growth alone is "unlikely to be sufficient" to pay for the programs.
Obama reaffirmed his belief that the U.S. should raise taxes on wealthier Americans to help pay for federal programs.
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But Congress enacted special rules that forbid any Social Security spending cuts or revenue increases being used to pay for other programs.
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The president pledged federal money to states to pay for similar programs.
As a result, politicians are left to focus on finding the money to pay for existing programs or making cuts wherever possible.
Pay for performance programs: Providers can be financially rewarded for better outcomes in various situations such as reducing hospital errors and minimizing near-term hospital readmissions.
Taxing soda pop and other sugary drinks seemed to be an idea gaining momentum, and not just to raise money to pay for government programs.
The debt limit thus operates like the Social Securitytrust fund: it imposes an important operational restraint, and budget actions used to avoid it cannot pay for other programs.
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Growth is required to pay for social programs, and social programs that increase opportunity and social integration are the best way to ensure growth over the long term.
But they cannot be used to pay for other programs.
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In short, can budget savings pay for other programs?
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The initiative could presage a decision by the government to pay for diabetes prevention programs.
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Why should important financial market makers and retail investors pay for excessive spending programs?
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Beyond scheduling problems, losing games would also affect ticket sales that help pay for their athletic programs.
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If you push for smaller class sizes, you may not be able to pay for other school programs.
Novartis paid kickbacks to boost prescriptions and caused federal healthcare programs to pay for medicines based on false claims.
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Then the medical ethicists condemn the disparities based on ability to pay that their own programs helped to create.
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Meanwhile insurers and public programs rarely pay for better outcomes, so they do not build networks that steer patients to quality.
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When neither insurers nor government programs will pay for a drug, the companies will usually give it to a patient for free.
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