Should $5 million Hedge Fund Earnings be Repaid? (Congress, salaries, speech)

[UpperPeninsulaRon]

With the outcry over salaries and bonuses in the financial industry being challanged and the president looking to level the playing field and limit what people can earn, shouldn't we look to recoup a five million dollar salary earned at a hedge fund. Is not this excessive?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/us...sclose.html?hp

By the way, the same individual made $135,000 for speech to Goldman Sachs as one of 40 speaking engagements. Is there a conflict of interest here in his new position?

[Yooperkat]

Why can't American's limit how much people in Congress get paid? If they were to be paid based on performance, they would all be accepting big pay cuts.

Shouldn't they be taxed 90%?

If I remember correctly, though, politicians don't pay their taxes, unless they're being appointed to the Presidential administration. Once caught, they either pay them, and all is forgiven or resign from consideration.

I'm not kidding. It's time to vote these jerks out.