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Greed at core of our middle-class decline

December 06, 2012 11:00 pm • Last Updated: December 06, 2012 4:12 pm

By Cynthia Allen East Lyme

Nov. 30 Business Page: "Wonder Bread: Hostess wants bonuses OK'd," Hostess Bankruptcy CEOs making $125,000 a month and upper management awarded huge bonuses while the company goes bankrupt, causing the loss of many jobs.

Is this what America has come to? CEOs who won't sacrifice their own large pay checks to save the company or jobs. All it comes down to is that greed is now the American way.

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