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I think extremely unfair to refer to Thain as "subhuman scum." Atributing any humanity to him is uncalled for, I porpose we change it to "a pile of dog feces." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.164.48.217 (talk) 18:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Used TARP Funds for Merrill Bonuses?

Is it really true that Thain used US Government Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds for the $4 Billion bonuses paid to Merrill employees? If true, that's just incredible.Antarctica moon (talk) 20:12, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it is true, and Thains reason for the Bouses was that Merrill Lynch needs to keep their top employees from going to other places. Aren't those "Top Employees" the ones who got them into this trouble in the first place? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.15.251.227 (talk) 03:25, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The third sentence ("He is considered a hero to Merrill stockholders for his timely sale of the company.[2]") cites an article that says nothing of the sort, and this is clearly biased language even if true. I'm sure it's what Thain tells himself so he can sleep at night, though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.43.229.154 (talk) 16:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

People have been thrown into prison for life and even received the death penalty for FAR less than what this piece of excrement did. Hopefully justice will be served. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.188.169 (talk) 11:41, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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i don't think its necessary to present the comments at such length here, considering that they will probably have no further consequences for either john thain and/or meryll lynch.--87.171.101.107 (talk) 10:36, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree on two counts. One is that we have yet to see if there are further consequences - there may well be. Second, in the context of the TARP these comments are quite important in and of themselves, and warrant documentation.

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Might be a better read if the bullets are removed. Looks resume like.--CharlesDeMint (talk) 16:45, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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