This is what making money is all about. The company is facing extinction due to failure of capital needed to survive. They now have it and are going to survive by firing up there sales force. During the past 10 years one giant acquisition after another has taken place. Citi Bank swallowing then spitting out one entity after another. Bigger is better in banking has been the encouraged philosphy of our government regulators for the past ten years. That way these giants could put together packages to finance bigger and bigger mergers and acquistions.

At the end of the day who in there right mind is going to do business at that level with a company that is a whimp?

Are we to oppose holding companies taking control of one corporation after another? Are we going to let our executives become less then the very best paid in the world? Every time a company get bought one group of executives get giant pay hikes. The ones that are fired get golden parachutes. Then the janitors are outsourced to save money. Are you against this?

Paul Butler