tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post3526401942049430258..comments2023-10-10T08:27:28.524-05:00Comments on Men Are Not Potatoes: UnComfortably NumbMeatAxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477536538497998805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-40699091746528432662009-03-31T15:09:00.000-05:002009-03-31T15:09:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm not arguing the logic of "we have a stake ...Oh, I'm not arguing the logic of "we have a stake so we get a say" - that is a reasonable tradeoff to me. I'm just concerned about the difference between "I'm reluctant to get involved *because* of the weight I carry" and "Hot damn! Bring on the dancing girls and fire the parking lot attendant who looked at my wife!"Atom Smasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717946941636575857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-78032998815860200762009-03-31T14:10:00.000-05:002009-03-31T14:10:00.000-05:00This is pretty standard in government contracts. ...This is pretty standard in government contracts. I work for a defense contractor, and we don't get "bonuses," because the government contracts basically don't allow that. The government does this in the defense contracting business to prevent companies from fleecing the taxpayers.cnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521875119127847256noreply@blogger.com