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On the recordMarch 2, 2009
Pay and job tenure should depend on performance, and those which have performed poorly should lose their jobs.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders emphasizes accountability for CEOs of failing financial institutions.

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