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dickthegrouch

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6. They WERE investors

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 08:34 PM

May 10

They invested their time and talents in the company. Probably for halfway decent wages/salaries.
Then they received bonuses to show how much those investments were valued by a boss who understood that the PASSIVE investors should never be as entitled as the ACTIVE ones.
Graham Walker understands that better than most, and certainly better than the idiot who wrote the article.

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He sold his company for $1.7 billion -- then handed $240 million to the 540 workers who stuck with him [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 10 OP

Good man. Melon May 10 #1

Sometimes UpInArms May 10 #2

That still leaves him with over a billion. Roll out the guillotine. TheProle May 10 #3

Can't be perfect dave99 May 10 #4

Exactly/ The guillotine? Really? A little perspective here, please. FadedMullet May 10 #14

That depends on what his after-tax net take was. DFW Monday #20

Disappointed seeing a comment like this bif Monday #22

Here is a post in another thread saying all billionaires should share the same fate as the CEO murdered by Mangione MichMan Monday #27

You forgot the sarcasm thingee ... aggiesal Monday #23

Yep it's a shame. TheProle Monday #26

wonderful!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd May 10 #5

They WERE investors dickthegrouch May 10 #6

Exactly right and seldom acknowledged. FadedMullet May 10 #15

That is what a real class act looks like. flashman13 May 10 #7

Capitalism with a conscience ! Emile May 10 #8

Controlled capitalism coupled with morality and good sense. paleotn May 10 #12

Love this story. highplainsdem May 10 #9

I wish all employers appreciated their workers Figarosmom May 10 #10

Not to mention they probably wouldn't have their business at all... pat_k Monday #25

He understood that the company wouldn't have ever been worth 1.7 billion.... paleotn May 10 #11

Some rich people say . . . no amount of cash will fill the holes in my soul! Aussie105 May 10 #13

Ding this AllaN01Bear May 10 #16

Billionaires are you paying attention? Graham Walker proves you don't have to be a greedy asshole. Fil1957 May 10 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius May 10 #18

In the 90s I worked for a company that did something similar Orrex May 10 #19

Somethings never change. WinstonSmith4740 Monday #29

I have been wondering about what would happen if my company got sold DFW Monday #21

One founder who understands that dlk Monday #24

Would suck to be someone who quit last year MichMan Monday #28

This Billionaire Is A Rara Avis, Sad To Say. ColoringFool Monday #30

Someone Louisiana can point to with pride, BattleRow Monday #31

Stunningly he's a Republican WarGamer Monday #32