they do all yearlong and realizing a little holiday merriment could go a long way. let s take a look at what people are planning on doing this year. bonuses as far as that s going, companies giving bonuses, 1/3 plan to give holiday bonuses this year. among them, 39% will give them this year. companies throwing holiday parties, that s up 52% of companies saying they re going to do. 70% saying it s going to be the same, and companies are also giving gifts to their employees. about 1/3 of companies there. 6% aren t giving gifts even though they used to. some seeing it a little bit tough. but the other thing i think is interesting is that 45% of the companies say they re going to give to charities as they have done in the past. they know this is a good morale boost, kyra, and can make people feel appreciated after what have been for most companies a really rough year. yeah. and you know, if the bosses are in a giving mood, it might not be a bad idea to give them something too, right?
are having in the united states including the oil spill which at some point is going to wreak havoc on the tourism and fishing industries in the gulf coast. chris: it has been said that greece is the poster child for a european social democracy. take a look at the facts about the greek economy because they are quite astonishing. many people retire at age 53. government workers get holiday bonuses. the annual deficit increase is 13% of gdp and the nation s debt is 124% of the annual output of the greek economy. is there a crush in the retail here for the u.s.? absolutely. i think when you look at the question of whether the u.s. taxpayer ought to be contributing to bailing out greece, i think you have also got to say wait a second, at the same time that we are looking to have to put $7 billion in to bail out greece and i think there is a threat of con gaiji contagion e
are having in the united states including the oil spill which at some point is going to wreak havoc on the tourism and fishing industries in the gulf coast. chris: it has been said that greece is the poster child for a european social democracy. take a look at the facts about the greek economy because they are quite astonishing. many people retire at age 53. government workers get holiday bonuses. the annual deficit increase is 13% of gdp and the nation s debt is 124% of the annual output of the greek economy. is there a crush in the retail here for the u.s.? absolutely. i think when you look at the question of whether the u.s. taxpayer ought to be contributing to bailing out greece, i think you have also got to say wait a second, at the same time that we are looking to have to put $7 billion in to bail out greece and i think there is a threat of con gaiji contagion e
are having in the united states including the oil spill which at some point is going to wreak havoc on the tourism and fishing industries in the gulf coast. chris: it has been said that greece is the poster child for a european social democracy. take a look at the facts about the greek economy because they are quite astonishing. many people retire at age 53. government workers get holiday bonuses. the annual deficit increase is 13% of gdp and the nation s debt is 124% of the annual output of the greek economy. is there a crush in the retail here for the u.s.? absolutely. i think when you look at the question of whether the u.s. taxpayer ought to be contributing to bailing out greece, i think you have also got to say wait a second, at the same time that we are looking to have to put $7 billion in to bail out greece and i think there is a threat of con gaiji contagion e
which is something they also invented. what didn t the greeks invent? greece is now drowning in debt. for more than a generation greece has been lax over spending with huge holiday bonuses, paying employees as if they worked 14 months a year instead of 12. oh, right, math. welcome back to morning joe. let s take a look at the morning papers. the wall street journal market plunge baffles wall street. a trading glitch is expected in yesterday s mayhem that sent dow tumbling 1,000 points. the new york times since firestone tires were exploding on exfloerers a decade ago, congress imposed far-reaching standards, including mandatory black boxes. it shows a bird s-eye view of