The generous rewards in an industry that relied on taxpayer support to keep it afloat are indeed hard to stomach.

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But in each city, only five to 10 of the hotels listed offer generous rewards, typically four frequent flyer miles per dollar spent.

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PointsHound says that it gives more generous rewards to repeat users.

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The big public-pension fund frequently targets underperforming companies with overly generous management rewards.

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Another yellow flag for us is the generous use of various rewards mechanisms, like stock options or other mechanisms, that have a tendency to provide a great deal of upside that may not be reflective of the marginal input of the actual executive.

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