Originally Posted by Gilles de Rais

You're assuming your conclusion. If I don't believe in your view of capitalism, this sentence makes little sense...

The left has always fundamentally opposed class divisions and the systems of rich vs poor. The objective has never been to simply allow a few members of the poor to become rich. "My view of capitalism" is just an articulation of the mechanisms of the system and a proposition as to how they can be addressed. You don;t have to accept them specifically, but you do have to reject the status quo.

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The boy who cried wolf did get eaten, didn't he? Look, if DSK had been shown to be inconsistent (and his previous aggressive manners with women certainly do not qualify him for 'well-mannered' and did make it credible he'd have raped her), it'd be the same...

Justice is supposed to be blind for a reason. Saying that someone is inherently unworthy of the protection of the law is much the same as saying someone is so irreproachable as to be above it.

Originally Posted by Zichao

Lagarde will receive a salary of $467,940 (£290,000) a year plus an allowance of $83,760 to suppport "a scale of living appropriate to your position". Her pay will rise in line with the US rate of inflation.

Averagae global salary?

A pretty clear enunciation of the fact that she is not being paid for work that she actually does, but due to her status and to keep her in the manner to which she has become accustomed. Might as well be a sinecure or a royal pension, the principle is the same.

Haha - I read it as the opposite. I.e. "build yourself a nice little nest-egg, but don't fuck about living like Hugh Heffner or some shit; we've had more than enough scandals".

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Oh, I think both interpretations can be correct - The IMF directorship is a bit of a sinecure like lots of those supra-national organisations. Arguably, they still have to make the 'right' calls on things like Greece and co and the IMF has moved away (slightly) from their 'scorched earth policy' approach to dealing with failing countries... but that's not like a really difficult job - Ultimately, the call is with Germany and Greece.

But, yes, from the accompanying text, you have the sense that this says "OKay, here's what ought to be enough money to keep you amused. Please don't go berserk on us"...

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