TC, take another look, the diatribe remark I made was directed to Brian (Atomsk), not you. I answered your question in the first paragraph of my response.
Yes, some CEOs make decisions that sure do appear to be stupid decisions ... stupid business decisions. I really, really, really like the idea of holding the Chief Executive staff personally responsible for their decisions ... ditto the board of directors. We've seen a number of cases where companies have been lead astray by their CEOs; it is also interesting that the problem CEOs are being found and prosecuted.
One BIG problem of the current market system is the unrealistic expecations of company stock. Stock should be treated as a LONG TERM investment, not a way to make overnight millions. I wonder what would happen to the way companies were run if a company's stock could only be traded once a year. Better yet, if a company's stock could only be BOUGHT once a year.
OK, so we've got tort reform, tax reform, investment reform ... anything else we need to put on the table?
