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Alan Patricof: On Carl Icahn's Settlement -- And New Responsibilities -- With Yahoo



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- dadw5boys See Profile I'm a Fan of dadw5boys

Ichan knocked Yahoo and people sold stock which he bought cheap. He saved millions and picked up stock. That is a reverse pump and dump and is illegal but the SEC can't stop Hedge Funds from robbing people with excesses of swaping and trading oil futures either.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:56 PM on 07/26/2008
- NABNYC See Profile I'm a Fan of NABNYC

I wouldn't count on the idea that just because someone is sitting on the board of directors means they will develop a conscience and do the right thing. When is the last time we read about a director going to prison, or losing their home, because of some fraudulent conduct by a business? It doesn't happen.

If Joe owns a corner store, everything he does is between him and the customers. It's a personal, direct relationship, and has the tendency to force a business owner to stay honest or shut down. The corporation is designed to allow people to operate a business in a dishonest and fraudulent manner, to harm the customers, suppliers, and the community, to enrich the few, and to completely escape liability for doing so.

The real solution is to eliminate the corporate form which exists only for the purpose of helping people avoid liability. All businesses should just be run as dbas (Joe's grocery), and the "investors" invest money and take a percentage of the profits. The people who run the business (and the investors if they participate in the decisions) are responsible for everything the business does, and can lose their assets and go to prison for corporate acts. Tobacco executives, for example, in a non-corporate business, could be tried for murder. Halliburton owners and managers could be charged for the rape of its female employees. Blackwater owners and managers could be tried for the murder of Iraqi civilians.

Eliminate the corporation.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:57 PM on 07/24/2008
- iambusto See Profile I'm a Fan of iambusto

a corporation on protects personal assets of the owners (the investors). meaning it has limited liability (only to the extent of equity invested in the corporation). that only applies to investors in the corporation.

the managers and directors are not above any liability. blame the govt. for not making a case or not prosecuting them. Dont blame "the corporation".

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:30 PM on 07/26/2008
- Mr_Smarty_Pants See Profile I'm a Fan of Mr_Smarty_Pants

Icahn doesn't go after companies with great management. Icahn is there because Jerry couldn't do his job. stocks have been in a downward spiral since he(Jerry) took control a little over a year ago.

And dont play Carl off as being naive about how a board works. He's done this a couple times....

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:38 PM on 07/24/2008
- freshnotbitter See Profile I'm a Fan of freshnotbitter


I listen to yahoo! Music Jukebox - at least I did untill yesterday when I was transfered to Rhapsody because there will not be any yahoo jukebox anymore after sep 30

The quality of sound I got on yahoo was much better than rhapsody.

I wish yahoo were allowed to build a good product like the japanese instead of being constantly harangued by hyenas like carl icahn who squeeze the juice out of a product and leave behind a dead corpse of no use to anybody

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:24 PM on 07/24/2008

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