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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Bank of America executives have recently expressed shock at the bad state of recent acquisition Merrill Lynch. Maybe they would not be so surprised if they had considered Lynch CEO John Thain&#8217;s $1.22M renovation bill for his office last year, which featured an $87,000 rug and $15,000 sofa &#8212; even as he cut expenses for &#8230; <a href="https://clevershark.com/2009/01/22/talk-about-fiddling-while-rome-burned/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Talk about fiddling while Rome burned!</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://clevershark.com/2009/01/22/talk-about-fiddling-while-rome-burned/">Talk about fiddling while Rome burned!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://clevershark.com">The Clever Shark</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bank of America executives have recently expressed shock at the bad state of recent acquisition Merrill Lynch. Maybe they would not be so surprised if they had considered <a title="John Thain's $87,000 rug" href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-01-22/john-thains-87000-rug/" target="_blank">Lynch CEO John Thain&#8217;s $1.22M renovation bill for his office last year</a>, which featured an $87,000 rug and $15,000 sofa &#8212; even as he cut expenses for others and laid off staff. After all, the CEO sets the tone for the rest of company, right?</p><p>The post <a href="https://clevershark.com/2009/01/22/talk-about-fiddling-while-rome-burned/">Talk about fiddling while Rome burned!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://clevershark.com">The Clever Shark</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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