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$60,000 per month for Fritz

France had Marie Antoinette.  America has guys like former GM CEO Fritz Henderson - the poster boy for all that is wrong with the crony capitalist system this country has de-evolved into.  Fired late last year as GM imploded - he's baaaaaack. As a "consultant" - and for about $60,000 per month.  That's right, chief - per month. Sixty grand. More than most working Americans earn in an entire year.  For a month of "consulting."  When ordinary people lose their jobs for non-performance they're usually not invited back. But drive a company into the ground - like ol' Fritz did - and it's a damn sure bet you'll get a check. And it won't be a measly two week's severance, either.  Under the terms of this saccharine sweetheart deal, ol' Fritz will be required to work 20 hours per month; this works out to about $3,000 per hour. He won't have to sit in traffic every...

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