John Fox received $10.2 million dollars in severance pay and bonuses upon leaving his job as Beaumont’s chief executive. (“Former Beaumont CEO John Fox walks away with nearly $10.2 million in bonus, severance,” Detroit Free Press, Jan. 19.) How can hospital administrations justify paying anyone that much money, while at the same time hospital patients are struggling to pay off exorbitant bills? Has it ever crossed any of these wealthy hospital executives’ minds to donate a large portion of this money to ordinary hardworking people with hospital bills to pay? And surely there is a connection between high hospital costs and high exec pay?
Not singling out John Fox, but what should a person have to accomplish to actually be worth $10 million? These execs did not earn this money … they were paid this money.
Frances L. Potasnik
Saline
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Progressives: Don’t vote for third-party candidates, vote Biden
Progressives, and I consider myself one, need to get off our high horses when it comes to dismissing the Democratic nominee and voting for third-party candidates. I get it. Most progressive positions align more closely with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders than with Hillary Clinton or President Joe Biden. We should do anything that we can to push the Democrats in power further left, as this will prove incredibly beneficial for everyone.