| 单词 | fat cat |
| 例句 | Most of the oil field work was for whites only, but because of the oil there were fat cats to chauffeur, dance halls to clean, ditches to dig, pipes to lay. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We watched as Cheddar hit the parking lot running, and in moments the fat cat had disappeared. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “And you say this fat cat travlin around with his momma?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad thought it was great that I was writing a weekly column about, as he put it, the skinny dames and the fat cats. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Colder than the act of breaking in and blindly robbing some fat cat during his vacation. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered who the fat cat in the green cap was who was suddenly all over town. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All I had was a claw-picking fat cat napping on my bed, and I could barely keep my room clean. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He described a fat cat kind of cigar-smoking bigwig as being like arteriosclerotic. | Arctic Monkeys: Rock Star Tunes in to the Elders of the Tribe 2011-05-14T04:00:06Z In Frank’s view, Bernie’s with the people, and the Democratic establishment — the Biden faction — is in the pocket of the fat cats. The Fight Over the Future of the Democratic Party 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z During his presidential campaign, Trump often spoke about enemies abroad and “fat cats” on Wall Street or in Washington who hustle the system. Forget “dialogue” with Donald Trump and his supporters: They have empowered hatred and harm 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Cash’s vocals plunge to deep, dark spaces as he sings of men envisioning a life outside their jail cells and becoming jealous of fat cats smoking big cigars. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z It was part of a series titled The Robber Barons, which made a persuasive analogy between the early industrialists and the fat cat bankers of deregulated capitalism. Is it design, or is it ... art? 2010-05-04T14:49:00Z When the light changes, when something’s fallen by the roadside in a particularly interesting way, when a fat cat chases a two-legged dog up a hill. Shaun Tan?s Wild Imagination 2011-04-23T04:30:02Z As putative fat cats, the club’s members, of which there are now 1,500, are presumably undaunted by the club’s $50,000 initiation and $15,000 annual fees. Portals to Power 2011-06-17T19:58:06Z Sprawled between my two fat cats, I sleep the sleep of the dead until my itchy brain jerks awake at 3 p.m. The First of the Year 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The logic here is simple: less for workers, more for fat cats. The college admissions scandal is just the tip of the inequality iceberg 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z “Wrecking Ball” is Springsteen’s latest manifesto in support of the workingman, and his direct blast at fat cats and banksters who derailed the economy. Music: Pareles and Caramanica on Springsteen?s ?Wrecking Ball? 2012-03-02T21:32:35Z And both tuck proto-feminist messages into gently barbed social commentary — about aristocratic fat cats, class anxiety and the entertainment industry — that still holds uncomfortably true today. Theater Review: ‘This Side of Neverland,’ at Pearl Theater 2013-05-13T21:47:10Z Meanwhile, to the left of him, were cries of "public sector fat cat" due to his salary of £390,000, while to the right came the torch carriers with their government cuts. The Royal Opera House: Welcome to the new people's palace 2011-03-06T00:16:48Z And the finale brings out a group of armband-wearing, briefcase-clutching fat cats with dead eyes singing a variation on “Tomorrow Belongs to Me,” the Nazi anthem from “Cabaret.” Theater Review: ‘Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!,’ a Satiric Revue 2014-05-06T20:42:24Z Tax breaks for fat cats and babies in cages. Style Invitational Week 1291: Film flam — movie anagrams 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The 52-year-old singer, well known for his left-wing views and political activism, aims to tap public anger over "fat cat" bonuses at U.S. and British banks rescued with taxpayers' money during the financial crisis. 2010-01-18T15:52:00Z The genre persists, in part, because audiences love to watch fat cats go splat. ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Review: ‘Euphoria’ With Knives 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z And what if the only way to exact justice is to antagonize the fat cats, take their money and use it to scheme against them? The "Better Call Saul" point of no return: Jimmy McGill is dead, and Saul Goodman rises 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Colbert: “You, sir, are an idiot . . .It’s time for those fat cats down in Washington to get off their keasters and pass legislation outlawing these hurricanes and tornadoes, forever.” The Best Bit of Steve Carell’s Turn on “S.N.L.” This Week 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Back to that mansion and the reclusive fat cat, Whitney Vance, who owns it. Bosch is back in Michael Connelly’s masterful ‘The Wrong Side of Goodbye’ 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “Well, this is Newark, Ohio, which pretty much precludes rich fat cats.” A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z He dresses old school — white shirt, tie and dark suit — but he has contempt for the old-boy network of fat cats and corrupt city officials who tug law enforcement in their favor. Review: Mulder Meets Manson in NBC’s Compelling ‘Aquarius’ 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Whatever: my motivation for seeing Shrek Forever After, rested squarely on the shoulders of that fat cat. Shrek Forever After Review: An Ogre in Midlife Crisis 2010-05-20T22:00:00Z Without the recognition of some sort of art establishment, without the involvement of a serious fat cat or two, the art he has made will most likely remain sitting, partly dismantled, in the barn. One Hundred Artists Rolled Into One Man 2011-12-16T16:41:49Z Advertisement St. Joseph was founded in the 19th century as a port on the way to Chicago and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as a vacation land for fat cats from across the lake. From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z God rest ye merry, fat cats: Shedding some of that cumbersome, excess cash is a surefire route to feeling good about yourself. ‘A Christmas Carol’ Review: God Rest Ye Merry, Plutocrats 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Seeing the show was like returning to your high school prom without having to meet all the cool dudes who’d devolved into fat cats. Rock of Ages Is Sometimes Fun-Awful—But Mostly It's Just Awful 2012-06-14T11:03:03Z The blame-free method could work very well to convince auto workers, coal miners, and the fat cats of the business world that we must act on climate change, so it’s an important rhetorical strategy. How to debate climate change deniers (without scaring them off) 2014-03-02T14:30:00Z He battles Wall Street fat cats, wants to drain New York's political swamp and is the favorite to be the state's next governor. Cuomo and TV host form an unusual power couple 2010-06-10T17:44:00Z The resulting event is terrible, and so with hopes of cheering him up, Homer takes Burns to crash another fat cat’s mansion party. The Simpsons mixes The Great Gatsby with hip-hop in misfiring special 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z For Warren, taking down a fat cat is on brand, and it proves she knows how to fight. Warren fought back at the media erasure that felled other candidates by stealing Bloomberg's show 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z The film industry fat cats deserve millions of dollars in tax breaks because they are on a 'worldwide playing field'. Hobbit makers face call to return subsidy money 'sucked from Kiwi taxpayers' 2013-01-15T11:19:05Z In August, a fat cat who sat on his hind legs went viral, and in September, 30-pound Meatloaf captured America’s heart. Florida family adopts 28-lb cat after pictures go viral on social media 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley is caricatured as an oblivious fat cat. 'Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival' misplays the drama 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Bloated fat cats, squeezing budgets while maximising profit, they are often seen as inconvenient obstacles between the design vision and future users of the building. Housing without developers: Argentina's architects show the way 2013-04-19T10:08:51Z In magazine articles and comic poems, he took aim at nationalists, militarists and fat cats. Giving a Satirist of the Third Reich the Last Laugh 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z On “Easy Money,” the singer morphs into a hillbilly and decries “all them fat cats” who laugh at his misfortune. Album review: Bruce Springsteen, 'Wrecking Ball' 2012-03-02T05:00:00Z I would accept the need for cuts if I felt they were also being reflected in the salaries of the fat cats and bankers who got us into this mess. The arts cuts: David Hare, Stephen Poliakoff, David Peace and others give their verdicts 2011-03-30T18:00:01Z “People see a picture of a fat cat and they think we made it fat,” Paris said. Chonky, fluffy, thicc: inside the internet's obsession with fat cats on diets 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The series opens with a disclaimer that says any resemblance to real people is a coincidence, which helps convince many viewers that the desert fat cats are stand-ins for certain members of the royal family. | The TV Watch: Saudi Arabia: Ramadan TV Gently Pushes Saudi Boundaries 2012-08-20T02:22:34Z Do fat cats whisper to them at the urinals of the Watergate? Dear Mitt, you walk funny 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z The Triads and/or fat cats usually do some awful stuff to dash his dreams. The God of Funny: Stephen Chow Comes to Brooklyn 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Time wilts their wit, fading their bright colors like old political cartoons that poke fun at fat cats we no longer recognize. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “There’s a reason why the internet is so obsessed with fat cats,” said Lauren Paris, the owner of Bruno and Carlo. Chonky, fluffy, thicc: inside the internet's obsession with fat cats on diets 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z A fat cat has been put on a strict course of aqua aerobics on an underwater treadmill after his weight ballooned to a hefty 17.5 pounds. Fat cat uses underwater treadmill to lose weight 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z At Toad Hall, lair of the multibillionaire Baron Aristotle Krapaud, a cabal of fat cats is plotting the overthrow of the French state by automaton soldiers. Best graphic novels of 2012 2012-11-30T11:00:01Z This becomes clear at the Fasig-Tipton sales, open to all, and in the giddy atmosphere generated by the spectacle of fat cats competing to own fine horseflesh. The Hamptons on the Hoof 2013-08-09T22:11:52Z The crowd applauded Maru, a Japanese longhair known for a love affair with cardboard boxes, and gasped at fat cats underwater. Internet Cat Video Film Festival, at Walker Art Center 2012-08-31T19:55:50Z But she’s practical; she’ll do what it takes to survive in a world of gross inequality, where Hades is an industrial fat cat and artists and workers are largely servile. Love, Trust and Heartbreak on Two Stages 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z “I’m not going to lie, I think fat cats are cute, but not so cute that they shouldn’t be on a diet,” Paris said. Chonky, fluffy, thicc: inside the internet's obsession with fat cats on diets 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z He’s soft around the edges, like some lazy fat cat who lucked into the throne by accident rather than regicide. Review: Michael Urie Puts the Madcap in Hamlet’s Madness 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “The operation to switch Viktor the fat cat for Phoebe the miniature kitty was successful,” the Aeroflot customer said, AFP reports. Man reportedly loses 400,000 airline miles for sneaking 'fat cat' onto flight 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z “The Koch network has invested tremendous capital to overturn long standing legal precedent known as Chevron deference, which would handcuff regulators and serve the interests of corporate fat cats,” Mr. Durbin said. Senate Judiciary chairman calls for Justice Thomas to recuse in key case over executive overreach 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Typically sure-footed media titans found themselves on unfamiliar ground — portrayed as out-of-touch corporate fat cats. Why Hollywood's labor nightmare won't end soon: frustration, fear and mistrust 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z And, of course, he makes fun of corporate fat cats, who in the special are represented by a man called … Tom Fat Cat. Oddball comedian Chris Fleming's special "HELL" goes beyond his awkward body of work 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Rich Men of North Richmond… take that… you freakin liberal fat cats 😏😏 The right is feeling Oliver Anthony's viral song 'Rich Men North of Richmond.' The left is not 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Mark Ruffalo is encouraging fellow actors and writers to work together to cut out Hollywood's "fat cats" by making independent films and shows. Actors' strike: Mark Ruffalo says cut out Hollywood 'fat cats' 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z One of the few DeSantis initiatives that has garnered national attention, his stupid fight with the Walt Disney Co. over the latter’s criticism of his “Don’t Say Gay” law, has unnerved even Republican fat cats. Column: A glimpse into the dystopian abyss of President DeSantis' America 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z “There’s a public ritual that lawmakers feel a need to engage in to yell about ‘holding the fat cats responsible,’” said Bob Hockett, a Cornell law professor who specializes in finance. How Washington allowed bank CEOs to pocket huge bonuses amid failures 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z The term evokes giveaways to the most undeserving of fat cats, people who accept “responsibility” for financial crises as long as that doesn’t involve punishment. Column: Love it or hate it, the Silicon Valley Bank bailout won't cost taxpayers a cent 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Nor are those fat cats even consistently made to account for how they use our taxpayer dollars. With the largest defense budget in world history, military families are going hungry 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The worst paid 60 million workers earned $628.3 billion, about 5% less than the fat cats at the top of the pay ladder. 60 million wage earners at the bottom make less than the top 237,000 executives 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z He was editor of the popular online news outlet Ezhednevnik and he was fearless in exposing corruption, showing how fat cats and officials had ripped off medical supplies meant for the public during the pandemic. Opinion | Belarus punishes Siarhei Satsuk, a journalist who exposed the truth 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Another is that continuing to feed fat cats with tax cuts while impoverishing the rest of America has limited appeal, and eventually the public will get wise. Column: Britain's prime minister followed the GOP's economic plan. She lost her job in record time. 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Like in 1933, a Democratic president is calling out fat cats and fascists in the GOP while uniting Americans in a great project to rebuild our nation. Will America see a major renewal of the middle class? We know it can be done 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z "While there are politicians to be tackled, fat cats to be flattened, scams to expose and Lovely Listeners to champion, it's my mission to breathe fire into the microphone." Vanessa Feltz to present drivetime show on TalkTV 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Some denounce “fat cat” lobbyists and the effects of large sums of money in lobbying, while others suggest that interests have every right to spend money to achieve their objectives. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z What’s more, one of the town’s fat cats decides to sponsor a Green Meadow High Hall of Fame — another can of worms. Review | Lucy Liu as Tracy Flick and other new audiobooks for your playlist 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Ms Nellist said Mr Barton's pay rise would make "millions of workers angry" and was "yet another example of workers being told to tighten their belts, while the fat cats take the cream". Birmingham Airport chief executive gets 49% pay rise 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z He said the firms wanted to cut thousands of jobs while still getting "fat cat profits", and that railway executives had been paid "millions" during the pandemic. Rail strikes: Fresh talks urged to avoid disruption 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z “I have no sympathy for fat cats,” he said in an interview for the 2017 documentary “Mr. Zaritsky on TV,” which looked back on his career. John Zaritsky, Oscar-winning documentarian, dies at 78 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z But the smooth Lamarzelle is presented as just enough of a calculating fat cat that we can’t help but root for Eve’s success. Review: French comedy 'The Rose Maker' is a bouyant romp 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z It's dying from oligarchs, climate chaos, gun culture, racist policing, a pandemic without end, infotainment, misery for the proles, welfare for the fat cats. After the Storm: A year after Jan. 6, Trump supporters still lost in blizzard of conspiracies 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z A giant inflatable fat cat waved in the breeze as dozens of drivers heading down Broadway honked their car horns in support. Tensions Rise at Columbia as Strikers Fear Retaliation From University 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Communist lawmaker Nina Ostanina, said the charges were “a political special operation” that was “designed to intimidate all patriots” who offer an alternative to fat cats and crooks in President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. In Russia, a dead moose and a Putin critic add up to a political scandal 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Communist lawmaker Nina Ostanina, said the charges were “a political special operation” that was “designed to intimidate all patriots” who offered an alternative to fat cats and crooks in President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. In Russia, a dead moose and a Putin critic add up to a political scandal 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “There are certain things that really get to a Daily Mail reader, and one is fat cats and people feathering their own nests,” said Julian Petley, a journalism professor at Brunel University in London. A Tabloid ‘Game of Thrones’ in London Could Tilt U.K. Politics 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The underdog has already had some of Europe's fat cats on the run. Meet 'the national team of the underdog' 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z “And he added onto that a layer of faux populism, as in ‘Woe is me, I’m just a poor assistant to the president trying to speak truth to all these well-entrenched fat cats.’ For Some, Afghanistan Outcome Affirms a Warning: Beware the Blob 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Even the head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation last year accused Kaber of squandering billions of dollars of oil money and allocating credits to “fat cats.” Qaddafi’s Son Is Alive. And He Wants to Take Libya Back. 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z The company later began making other inflatable totems, like fat cats and greedy pigs, for the same purpose. The National Labor Relations Board grants a reprieve to inflatable rats. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The hosts spend billions; the athletes devote years; the fat cats pocket the dough. Opinion | A suggestion for Olympic athletes: Protest the grandees of the IOC 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “These fat cats, these old crooks, what are they doing? Each and every day you’ll hear about millions stolen.” A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Big Sky also offers a corporate “fat cat” balloon, as well as a “greedy pig,” although those are less widely seen. How a giant inflatable rat became the face of America’s labor movement 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z "They're going to say you're protecting the fat cats and putting it all on the backs of the working class?" the Fox News host explained. Fox News host nails senator on GOP spending hypocrisy: "Haven't you lost your credibility?" 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Over the past week, it’s been tempting to celebrate the colorful rebels — they represent the democratization of finance, the revenge against the fat cats. Opinion | The good guys in the GameStop story? It’s the hedge funds and short sellers. 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Sanders campaigns the way most reformers profess to like: He doesn’t beg money from special interests or wealthy “fat cats.” Freaked out about a Bernie Sanders nomination? Keep your eyes on South Carolina 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z When he spoke to fat cats at the World Economic Forum, palaeontologist Nick Pyenson hoped to show what the rocks that preserve the remains of ancient whales tell us about potential future dramatic sea-level rises. Daily briefing: Ozone-killing gases could be responsible for half of Arctic warming 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z But together with government documents, the picture they paint of Jones and Williams suggests a leadership that has at times aspired more to the role of fat cat than defender of workers. Behind the United Auto Workers crisis: Lavish meals and luxury villas 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z “And less than 12 months later, I’m an influence peddler and a fat cat,” he said dryly. Warren embraced the high-dollar fundraiser circuit for years — until just before her presidential campaign 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The best form of compensation for fat cats is "stealth compensation", and stock options seem to be a way to achieve that. How much should bosses be paid? 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z This is one government fat cat the public is happy to see back at work. Palmerston, British Foreign Office's resident cat, returns after 6-month recovery for weight gain, stress 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z True progressivism, Brown believes, is Roosevelt railing against “economic royalty” and embracing the enmity of predatory fat cats like Donald Trump. Review | The eight stalwart progressives who shared one Senate desk 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “He’s eating pasta! By making light of that, we’re saying it’s not so bad — a fat cat is a happy cat.” Cinder-Block is the reluctant poster cat for a pet obesity epidemic, vets say 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Far beyond the Beltway this baseball postseason, there was a notion that Nats fans are mostly K Street lobbyists and lawyers, Deep State functionaries or fat cats in the media-political industrial complex. For the Nationals and their fans, a parade worth the wait 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z In the Obama years, you reincarnated as an advocate for consumer financial protection, lending a more activist gloss to your earlier views on bankruptcy, but adding castigation of Wall Street fat cats to your resume. Questions for Elizabeth Warren: Now that you're the frontrunner, we need to talk 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Some are to places of little strategic importance but are so poor and/or remote that fat cats wouldn’t want to perch there. Bidens acknowledge ethics woes 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z "I don't think that I am the 'fat cat' that I am being described as," he told the newspaper. Thomas Cook boss 'deeply sorry' but defends pay 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z She’s getting lots of questions from people with fat cats, and she advises that they talk to their veterinarians and follow their advice, plus conduct regular weight checks. Cinder-Block is the reluctant poster cat for a pet obesity epidemic, vets say 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z There is nothing hopeful or reassuring about “The Laundromat,” no triumphant resolution in which the dogged outsider brings the fat cats of the 1 percent to their knees. Review: No one comes out clean in 'The Laundromat,' Steven Soderbergh's playful Panama Papers comedy 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z In a court filing Tuesday, prosecutor David Gardey says Jewell chose to “live the life of a big shot and fat cat.” Feds seek 15-month prison term for auto union official 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z But with the left wing revitalized in the Democratic Party, and fat cats running amok among Republicans, my cadre of capitalists, ready to compete vigorously and creatively on level ground, is politically homeless. Opinion | How Democrats can respond when Trump cries socialism 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z “My mom says I have a thing for fat cats.” Teen pours affection for animals into volunteering 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Nowadays, the fat cats turned out, anyone in three counties with a taste for wagering. “The Match” 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z And the vast majority of non-rich people in this country are all for increasing taxes on fat cats. More billionaire presidential candidates: A bitter pill 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The fat cats at the top of the food chain that will get paid next week. Patisserie Valerie staff 'not being paid' 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z One obvious difference, of course, is that those Stakhanovite posters had an anticapitalist bent, criticizing the fat cats profiting from free enterprise. Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work? 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z The court found, however, that as a private organization the NFL is free to forsake rank-and-file fans and distribute the tickets through team owners, major league sponsors and assorted other fat cats. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z One of the fat cats turned around, red-faced, and grabbed his arm. “The Match” 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z He referred to several concurrent phenomena: unchecked power overseeing a “warped reform,” entrenched interest groups and fat cats bent on preserving the status quo, and a general unravelling of social trust. China’s Bizarre Program to Keep Activists in Check 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z This is why news organisations whose codes of ethics serve as little more than litter-tray lining for fat cats have not been held back financially. National Enquirer: Trump scandal shows the need for accountability | Emily Bell 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Inequality is off the charts with wealthy grosses legumes – or fat cats – driving Jaguars over the potholes of streets in the capital Kinshasa. ‘Things must change’: DRC hopes for fresh start as election looms 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “What we want is that the government be shaken up and not be governed by banks and fat cats,” he said. Paris under siege: Tear gas, fury on the Champs-Elysees 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z He shook hands with the fat cats in the front row, the director and his wife, and then sat down, smug and sure. “The Match” 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z "What we want is that the government be shaken up and not be governed by banks and fat cats," he said. Paris under siege: Tear gas, fury on the Champs-Elysees 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z He was living a fine feline existence, as a fat cat with doting parents in Wilmington, Del. A few months ago, he began vomiting and eating less. Pets Are Like Family. But as Health Costs Rise, Few Are Insured That Way. 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Ms Rayner is expected to say a future Labour government would enforce national pay rules to prevent executives at the chains running free schools paying themselves "fat cat salaries". No new academy schools, Labour to pledge 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z “The wild ideologues who fantasize that a no-deal Brexit would be great? They are fat cats and rich usually and don’t realize that food has very, very fragile status,” Lang said. Theresa May just warned of a ‘no-deal Brexit.’ Here are some of the doomsday scenarios. 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z If we taxpayers have to bail out the banks again, you can thank Trey Hollingsworth and his fat cat buddies on Wall Street. Analysis | The Finance 202: This new crop of Democratic candidates is targeting Wall Street 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Using taxpayer money to bail out perceived Wall Street fat cats had become very unpopular. Opinion | Lehman: Political and Personal 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z “It doesn’t offend him when people call him a fat cat politician,” Breidenstein said. Bend gallery owners run cat for mayor as sign-code protest 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z They are a diverse bunch: some like TSB were spun off from bigger banks, deliberately marketing themselves as ready to take on the old industry "fat cats". Customer choice under threat at Britain's banks 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z “No political party or PAC is funding this effort. No left wing conspiracy is behind this. And no big fat cat political donors are leading the charge,” he wrote. Michael Avenatti is using Trump tactics to battle Trump, a strategy that comes with risks 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Not everyone in Russia’s Finance Ministry is keen to “spend money on saving fat cats”, a source in the ministry said. 'People will revolt': workers say Russia must save sanctions-hit Rusal 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Our democracy is hijacked by fat cat special interests. Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears Monument, Emails Show 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z In the Xi Jinping era, being a privately owned fat cat is getting increasingly dangerous. In Xi Jinping’s China, Success Is Getting More Dangerous 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z This means they are expected to behave like boring entities that serve their customers without fancy products and excessive consumer fees to line the pockets of fat cat CEOs. Anbang Takeover Sends Blunt Message: China Wants to Fix Its Debt Problem 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Head teachers say the pay levels of all school staff in England, including academy bosses, should be in a fairer framework to stop "fat cat" pay gaps. Heads want pay code for academy bosses 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z But few bonds run deeper than shared association in this most exclusive club of American fat cats, the 32 magnates who own N.F.L. franchises. Where Does the N.F.L. Go After a Season of Division? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Hatch forgot that he was elected to serve the people, not the fat cats. Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears Monument, Emails Show 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Will he declare victory over the fat cats? In Davos, a Club Trump Has Revered and Resented Finally Opens Its Doors 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z On the upside, they can't continue to lie and say that they do anything for anyone other than the fat cats who own them - lock, stock and barrel. G.O.P. Finally Notches 2017 Victory While Bracing for 2018 Verdict 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Renacci has labeled his foes “career politicians” and “Columbus fat cats.” GOP’s Jim Renacci picks Ohio councilwoman as running mate 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Fact check. "most exclusive club of American fat cats, the 32 magnates who own NFL franchises" isn't exactly true. Where Does the N.F.L. Go After a Season of Division? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In the 1920s, steely capitalists worried that such indolent fat cats would undermine entrepreneurship while fiery radicals ridiculed their only work as picking up a ticket at the opera box office. GOP proposing big departure: same income, different tax rates 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z The fat cat owners pay tens of millions to lawyers to ensure they don't have to pay too big a portion of their profits to the players who make those profits. Debilitated Players Accuse N.F.L. of Stalling on Settlement Payments 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z It's coming from some fat cats hiding in shadows. Republicans Are All In on Tax Plans, but Face Real Political Risk 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Critics say the country’s electoral institute is bloated, out-of-touch and in thrall to the political fat cats. Mexico’s independents: tech problems stop them from running 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z They are candidates “that do not need to raise money from the elites, from the crony capitalists, from the fat cats in Washington, D.C., New York City in Silicon Valley,” he said. Conservative victory in Alabama deepens split among Republicans, as insurgents challenge incumbent senators 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Former President Obama’s presence among Wall Street executives once derided as “fat cats” now nets him roughly $400,000 on the industry’s speaking circuit. Barack Obama commands $400K on Wall Street’s speaking circuit: Report 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z But money from fat cats is not the only reason why the GOP has been outpacing the Democrats so significantly in 2017. Grassroots Democrats are more energized than ever — but DNC fundraising is a massive fail 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The problem is, such tough sanctions might hurt ordinary folk more than the fat cats in charge, who control access to dollars. What comes after a farcical “election” in Venezuela 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z “I became a fat cat, not as hungry as I was years ago.” The mysterious disappearance of John Brisker, the Sonics legend who never was 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The New York Post, meanwhile, said his speech made him "Wall Street's newest fat cat". Obama criticised for '$400,000 Wall Street speech' - BBC News 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Executive pay is a hot-button issue in Switzerland, with voters backing a "fat cat" referendum in 2013 giving shareholders a binding vote on pay. Credit Suisse CEO pockets $12 million despite back-to-back losses 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z In a meeting with corporate fat cats in his first week as president, Trump promised to reduce regulations by 75%, “maybe more”. The resistance v Trump: who scored what victories this week? | Jamie Peck 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Infrastructure that can’t turn a tidy profit for some fat cat somewhere is not even on the radar in this approach. America’s infrastructure disaster — and why Donald Trump will do nothing to fix it 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z “He is practically a cartoon stereotype of a Wall Street fat cat.” Wilbur Ross confirmed as Trump’s commerce secretary 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z “Wilbur Ross is practically a cartoon stereotype of a Wall Street fat cat with no interest in anyone but himself,” Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, wrote on Twitter. Wilbur Ross, a Billionaire Investor, Is Confirmed as Commerce Secretary 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Then she came back with her Winnebago, her skinny dog, Jasmine, and her surprisingly fat cat, Gimly. Waning days of the Standing Rock protests: An improvised tribe of Americans looking for 'justice!' 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z Try putting a lean on overseas assents these fat cats own or hide in domestic Three-Card-Monty shell companies. Welcome Back, Wall Street. Now Pay Us Back. 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z And, to be sure, there is a rich American tradition of attacking establishment fat cats and promising reform. Opinion | In his inaugural address, Trump leaves America’s better angels behind 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z He took on "fat cat" incumbents in Puerto Rico, revitalising the island's economy by slashing shipping rates to the United States. The simple steel box that transformed global trade - BBC News 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Trump is Scrooge McDuck to their Montgomery Burns – the inscrutable boardroom fat cat. Trump has a life many aspire to. That's one reason people voted him | Justin Gest 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z If you’re going to drain the swamp, why not start with the fat cats in the airline industry? Think airlines can't make flying any worse? Think again | Dave Schilling 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z There are no sensible regulations a Republican or fat cat ever liked! Welcome Back, Wall Street. Now Pay Us Back. 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s not the pundits from the press, cable or radio freak shows, not the politicians or bureaucrats, not even the business fat cats who influence the politicians. It's Been 10 Years Since You Were Named TIME's Person of the Year 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Taxing “fat cats” and those creating all these wonders means less investment in the next wave. Congrats, You’re a Billionaire 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z I don't think it's right to deny them the joy of having your MLB team in the world series just because a bunch of corporate fat cats can't come into the 21st century. Battle Over Indians’ Name and Logo Moves to the World Series 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Opponents see them as a way for corporate fat cats to sue elected governments for things they don’t like. Hard bargain 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The contrast between the two factions — the good workers operating the rig versus the greedy fat cats calling the shots — is simplistically drawn and, by all accounts, completely, infuriatingly accurate. Into the inferno with the gripping 'Deepwater Horizon' 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z For years, Democrats have steadfastly portrayed Republicans as elitist fat cats who buy elections, as backroom bosses who rig the laws in their favor, as brass-knuckle lobbyists and operators who get special access. Democrats’ Deplorable Emails 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Wall Street’s fat cats got enormous raises at the expense of the rest of us poor suckers, er, taxpayers. Greasing the outstretched palms of the candidates: Hillary Clinton needs to break the White House tradition 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The new Prime Minister is clearly in the market for a cunning plan to tackle fat cats, and Mr Philp's strategy - or parts of it - might fit the bill. Adopt Swedish-style shareholder committee on pay, says MP - BBC News 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z In the United States, small- and medium-sized enterprises account for approximately 50 percent of total employment, a far cry from the "fat cat" image of corporate America. Avoiding a Minimum Wage Cobra Effect 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z But that is precisely the kind of moral calculation that the I.O.C. fat cats are relying on to maintain the status quo. Caster Semenya and the Logic of Olympic Competition 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z While the words "bank bondholder" may conjure up images of a monocle-wearing fat cat chuckling at the plebes, the truth is that they are plebes — at least in Italy. Why Italy is facing a looming crisis 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z But others worry whether the industry - still tainted by the bank failures of 2008-09, 'fat cat' bonuses and a magnet for public scorn - can secure the backing it needs. London bankers face Brexit choice: lobby or leave 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z I’m talking about the false advertising lawsuit levied against the fat cats at Starbucks. At least we can all agree to protect our right to a full cup of Starbucks | Dave Schilling 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Invert your thinking: When you see profits, don’t think “fat cat.” Dear Grads, You Need a P&L 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Leave campaigners said the EU benefited "big businesses and fat cats who care about their bonuses" but did not "work for the British people". Bloomberg says Brexit could hit UK business - BBC News 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Johnson said “fat cats” had been secretly agreeing to campaign for remain while “angling for lavish” government contracts, which made the country look “like a banana republic”. Isis leader probably in favour of Britain leaving EU, says David Cameron 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z No doubt his connections will work to the benefit of the Republican Party, even during an election cycle when all the remaining candidates seem to be trying to sling mud at so-called fat cats. Donald Trump’s Pick for Fund-Raiser Is Rife With Contradictions 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z “I don’t see that being inconsistent” with Mr. Trump’s railing against Wall Street fat cats, Mr. Mnuchin said. With Nomination in Hand, Donald J. Trump Now Seeking a Hand 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Daniels also understood the unfair double standard in which Republicans are portrayed as out-of-touch fat cats. The Bobby Knight Primary 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z It was a lazy kind of night with a bunch of fat cats at the dinner table. NWA inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - BBC News 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z He described big Wall Street bonuses as “shameful” shortly after taking office in 2009 and later that year ripped “fat cat bankers.” Obama antagonizing business interests on his way out the door 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z He was shielding, his fat cat clients, from the claws of their greedy children, he claimed, with financial schemes that kept predators at bay and hence it was social work. Panama Papers Leak Casts Light on a Law Firm Founded on Secrecy 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Corruption scandals linking politicians and corporate fat cats during an economic decline hurt any government. Brazil’s Middle-Class Revolt 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z There is one gigantic exception: the anti–Wall Street rhetoric usually at the heart of populism has been limited to the suggestion that fat cats are working the system. Trump's New Teleprompter Reveals the Method In His Populist Madness 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z He shuttered “failing” schools, replacing neighborhood schools with charters, often financed and run by fat cats and corporations. Corporate reformers wreck public schools: Billionaire foundations and Wall Street financiers are not out to help your kids learn 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The local carpenters union opts for a giant, inflatable “fat cat” with his arm wrapped around the neck of a blow-up carpenter. Philadelphia union using drones to watch protests, worksites 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The move follows a campaign by the Daily Mail against "fat cat pay-offs". Ministers to look at further curbs on public sector pay-offs - BBC News 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z “The Forbes tax isn’t a flat tax at all — it’s a tax cut for fat cats!” Rubio’s Call for No Capital Gains Tax Is a Break With the G.O.P. 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z It portrays the real estate tycoon as a "fat cat developer" who colluded with Atlantic City, N.J., insiders "to bulldoze the home of an elderly widow" for a limousine parking lot at a Trump casino. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz attack in dueling TV ads to win over Iowa conservatives 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Or, as Cruz’s new commercial puts it, a “fancy term for politicians seizing private property to enrich the fat cats who bankroll them.” Trump and Cruz fight escalates as Iowa voting nears 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Bernie Sanders’ events are known for his denunciations against Wall Street fat cats, raging against the cost of high education, and a call for a mass political movement. Bernie Sanders Argues He Can Win in November 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Bale added, “Let’s hope in some small way this can help the people who were … on by the fat cats and stop the people in the future from being … on.” Palm Springs Film Fest Awards Gala brings Depp, Blanchett, Damon and more to the desert 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z It’s working for the big guys and fat cats – the crony capitalists who bankroll candidates and get special favors in return. Robert Reich: The American middle class is in a state of revolt 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z All of this should warn away Miami fat cats looking for the latest glamour-mobile in which to win the battle of the valets. McLaren’s perfect supercar: tearing up the track in the 666-horsepower 675LT 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The main thing that causes observers to use the wrong end of the telescope is that they view shareholders as individuals, generally fat cats lighting cigars with $100 bills who are voracious hoarders of cash. The secret to reducing inequality: What economists and business leaders still can’t grasp 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Not the wealthiest ones, of course, those “fat cat” potential tax evaders whom Democrats rail against. American Tax Refugees 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Forget retirement worries: once a fat cat, always a fat cat. Top 100 US CEOs sitting on retirement nest egg of nearly $5bn 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z They've grilled bankers, industry fat cats, media bosses, the great and the good, and the not so good. Today in Parliament at 70: Britain's 'longest-running soap opera' - BBC News 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z For about $1,500 a month, khaki-clad police units escort fat cats through the grinding Lagos traffic. Rent-a-cop 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Any chance he got, the Vermont Senator waxed on about the terrible and “rigged” U.S. economy and how bad things are for anyone save those fat cats on Wall Street. Democrats Say the Economy Stinks 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z So next time you’re laughing at a fat cat struggling to fit in a small box, think about the power dynamics at play. 8 Things I Learned at a Museum Exhibit About Internet Cats 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z "I would not give a special break to the Wall Street fat cats," former N.Y. GOP Contenders Call for Closing Carried Interest Loophole 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z And yes he would close loopholes for “Wall Street fat cats.” Republican presidential debate: Trump and Bush clash but Fiorina stands out – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for her, Clinton represents the fat cats in the Democratic Party, the well-to-do and Wall Streeters who think having her in the Oval Office means the gravy train gets back on track. Clinton Keeps Sinking 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s high-stakes here, but in a laid-back environment, particularly given the fact each employee is directly involved in some capacity with the creation and distribution of the orange, fat cat. Garfield the cat creator keeps working in rural Indiana 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z She is also avoiding some of the antagonistic rhetoric — like references to “fat cat bankers” — that won President Obama enemies in the industry. Wall St. Policy Poses a Challenge for Presidential Candidates 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Politically connected fat cats are only one obstacle. Good on paper 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z And yes he would close loopholes for “Wall Street fat cats.” Republican presidential debate: Trump and Bush clash but Fiorina stands out – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The physical and financial largesse of early 20th Century railroad barons even inspired expressions including "fat cats" and "throw your weight around". Does weight matter in US presidential elections? - BBC News 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The senator’s fulminations against poverty and Wall Street fat cats will also play well since there are more Latino children living in poverty than black or white children, said Lopez. Bernie Sanders largely unknown to Latino voters – but has room for growth 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z This fits the image of the coldhearted, capitalist fat cat better than anything Mitt Romney managed. Donald Trump will inevitably flame out. Here’s why. 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z “Why was there a fat cat who decided who won at the end?” 10 Things Kids Want To Know About 'Splatoon', Answered By Game Director 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Braman, who implored the Times reporters, “I don’t consider myself a fat cat. Don’t make me out to be a fat cat,” has been able to call the tune for the 44-year-old Rubio. You vote, but plutocrats decide: The real story about the GOP primary that even the liberal media won’t tell you 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Garfield is not the only fat cat around. Hey, fat cat: Overweight pets are unhealthy pets, vets warn 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Or the story of an early-modern South American indigenous person, put to work in the Bolivian silver mines, so fat cats in Europe could buy Chinese porcelain and Indian Ocean spices. Why History Urges Caution on Proposed Trade Deal 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Pat: One thing she is not doing, in contrast to Bernie Sanders, is vilifying Wall Street titans and using red-meat rhetoric like “fat cats.” The Chat: Hillary Clinton's Rally Speech, Instantly Analyzed 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z So not only did the US take down Fifa’s figurative fat cats, they ended the run of some literal fat cats, too. Team America v Fifa: did the US accidentally make itself popular? 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z For BrewDog, the Scottish brewing company, the obvious answer was to hire a helicopter in order to drop fat cats on parachutes from above the City of London. Meet The British Brewing Business Throwing Fat Cats Out Of Helicopters As It Raises £5m 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z “I don’t consider myself a fat cat,” he said. Billionaire Norman Braman Lifts Marco Rubio, Politically and Personally 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z He doesn’t try to spare the feelings of sensitive corporate executives who grow faint when they are called fat cats. Editorials from around New England 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z He said Japanese government officials and others for whom saving time is critical should use such jets and fight the "fat cat image" of flying on executive jets. Honda shows new business jet in Japan 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z In 2009, for example, he bashed "fat cat" Wall Street bankers for accepting big pay packages in the aftermath of the 2007-2009 financial crisis at a time when many Americans were suffering hardship. Hillary Clinton surprises with early attack on CEO pay 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z So until we reform the way pay levels are set, it looks as if the fat cats are going to carry on getting fatter. How can we curb 'fat cat' bosses' pay? 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z “I think that who becomes president is not up to Wall Street and the fat cats across the country. It’s up to the voters.” Former IRS commissioner launches GOP presidential campaign 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The evidence presented against Abdul Muttalib was not of the strongest - amounting to the discovery in his house of a "herd of eight fat cats". The great Kuwaiti cat-meat scandal 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Unions are already denouncing what they fear will be a handout to international fat cats. A new kind of trouble 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z For example, the special, low income tax rate for carried interest is worth $2 billion per year to hedge fund managers and other Wall Street fat cats. Billions In Poltical Donations Show Politicians Are Honest 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Outrage at "fat cat bosses" began to grow. How can we curb 'fat cat' bosses' pay? 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Hit the Breaks: Wall Street fat cats and big corporations aren’t the only ones taken care of in the massive, $1.1 trillion spending bill Congress approved this weekend. Three-Minute Briefing: CRomnibus Heads to Oval Office, Warren Means No and Romney Gets Support 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Sure, they are angry that President Obama said mean things about fat cats. Fears of Inflation Stem From Worrying Origins 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Labeling your opponents as tools of nameless Wall Street fat cats has been a tactic of American politics for more than a century, and a tool of Democrats since FDR. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the teacher, reminds Democrats that ‘rally’ is a verb In fact, even once the business is up and running, entrepreneurs aren’t the fat cats that most people think they are. 8 Popular Entrepreneurial Myths Debunked 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z That means persuading voters that it will govern for all, not just for the fat cats. The times they are a-changin’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z "It's the fat cats who will benefit most from the SNP's tax policies, not the ordinary people of Scotland," he claimed. Brown and Darling in referendum call 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Yes, this does mean that the fat cats sitting in first class get their time valued more highly than us proles stuck in cattle class. The NY Times Is Wrong; There Is No Case For High-Speed Rail 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Obama had a frosty relationship with business in his first term, famously telling an interviewer: "I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street." Obama says corporate America has benefited from his policies: the Economist 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z If you’re hoping to help your fat cat slim down, consider getting him this feline hamster wheel. Kickstarter Raises Over $120,000 to Fund a Giant Hamster Wheel for Cats 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Okay, we know what you’re thinking: just another fat cat who gave huge bucks to buy a nice embassy and probably doesn’t speak Spanish and has never been anywhere near Costa Rica. Putin has a knack for bringing together U.S. politicians In her talks, she says it is unproductive to vilify the industry, and she avoids the kind of language that puts off financial executives, as when President Obama referred to “fat cat” bankers in 2009. Wall Street Offers Clinton a Thorny Embrace 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Smith concluded: “I never went to a black person who said that they don’t want to be a rich fat cat.” 'Hard, hard work': Georgia Republicans seek African American votes 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z In this painting the tiny mice are sold balloons by the fat cats, who then grind them down into money as they fall back to earth. Money and the financial crisis in art 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Without that, Honduran fat cats will continue hiding their money at US banks with impunity, occasionally withdrawing a C-note to light a cigar with. Explaining The Wormy Morass Of Obama's FATCA Tax Evasion Law 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z But there are millions of Britons who would rather see themselves as agents of their own prosperity than victims of predatory fat cats. Ed’s toast 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A referendum last year, known as the 'fat cats initiative' limited executive bonuses and golden handshakes. World's highest minimum wage 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z “Do you really hate rich fat cats? But what if you had an opportunity to be rich fat cat tomorrow. Would you take it?” 'Hard, hard work': Georgia Republicans seek African American votes 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z How much fatter can the fat cats get before they hit some kind of natural limit? Plutocracy without end: Why the 1 percent always defeats the middle class 2014-03-30T11:00:00Z It may seem naïve to characterize Hondurans with offshore accounts as innocent victims, rather than fat cats who themselves are part of the problem. Explaining The Wormy Morass Of Obama's FATCA Tax Evasion Law 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z While the whales of the business world are millionaire or billionaire fat cats, that’s usually not the case in the mobile scene. Why It's Scary When 0.15% Mobile Gamers Bring In 50% Of The Revenue 2014-03-01T21:28:00Z I doubt any of the young people I followed will end of being the, sort of, tone-deaf fat cats that we see today. Wall Street’s millennial crisis: For young people, the spell has worn off 2014-02-22T21:00:00Z But there will be no fat cat golden handshake for this chief executive. Profile: Sainsbury's Justin King 2014-01-29T16:35:16Z Senator Albert Gore Sr. called the Kennedy tax cut a bonanza for “fat cats.” JFK Was a Political Conservative 2013-10-14T09:45:22Z To mix canine and feline metaphors - are they on the side of the underdog or the fat cat? The story of Miliband's energy plan 2013-09-26T15:09:17Z Yet the Street’s top guns and fat cats are still treating the economy as their own private casino, and raking in even more than before. Like Lehman Brothers never happened! 2013-09-09T12:01:00Z They outsource such tasks to the junketeers, who typically find the fat cats and fly them to Macau, extend them credit to get around China’s tight currency controls and manage the VIP gambling rooms. Casinos in Asia: The rise of the low-rollers 2013-09-05T15:00:49Z This is a vehicle for a fat cat who can afford to pay through the nose to seem a little bit green. On the road: Lexus LS 600h L Premier 2013-07-13T08:00:28Z The Iowa lawmaker called it hypocritical for Obama to "overlook tax avoidance when it's convenient" while dismissing the practice as "fat cat shenanigans" when other people are involved. Pritzker nomination gains momentum 2013-06-07T05:00:00Z “He railed against fat cats who avoid taxes offshore.” Trade Nominee Holds $500,000 in Cayman Islands 2013-06-04T20:24:31Z This is very beneficial to the fat cats in the US but not Japan or the humanity as a whole in the long run. Japan's Identity Crisis Lurks Behind Right-Wing Rhetoric 2013-06-03T05:05:23Z It isn't a case of flouting the fat cats or trying to get away with something. What I Learned From My Waitress 2013-05-21T13:09:18Z But 527s must disclose the names of the fat cats who use them to finance political campaigns. The IRS Was Wrong — But Many Political Groups Should Not Be Tax-Exempt 2013-05-14T09:45:32Z These are not the bailed-out fat cats of Wall Street or the crony capitalists of the emerging markets. Way of the World: Aligning With the Greater Good 2013-05-02T13:32:21Z Barclays is surely sending out a deliberate signal about its intention to reform by getting rid of this man – the fat cat in the hat. Rich Ricci and the pernicious symbolism of the greedy banker 2013-04-19T11:05:25Z The tax, one of President François Hollande's key election pledges, is aimed at soothing public anger at perceived fat cat salaries at a time of high unemployment and economic belt-tightening among the general population. France Télécom boss pledges pay cut to avoid Hollande 'supertax' 2013-04-10T17:56:35Z At the end of the day, Hollande voters getting their wish at seeing fat cats be shaken upside down a bit risk finding themselves short-changed on both social justice and windfalls for ailing public finances. French Soccer Clubs Aren't Safe from François Hollande's 75% Tax on the Rich 2013-04-03T07:35:23Z But this assertion skates right on the line up to demagogy, posing the choice as between starving children and corporate fat cats. Corporate jets versus nutrition for women and children 2013-03-21T10:00:00Z He attacks the old "zombie" parties and business fat cats but also the trade unions who he says no longer represent workers' interests. Insight: Beppe Grillo - Italian clown or political mastermind? 2013-03-07T07:04:09Z He truly is a fat cat – in a hat. Rich Ricci and the pernicious symbolism of the greedy banker 2013-04-19T11:05:25Z The 1,000-page draft law includes the most intrusive action to curb "fat cat" excess in the financial sector yet attempted, although the caps were not required to comply with the Basel III regime. Bonuses: the essential guide 2013-02-28T17:42:47Z “These employees aren’t some fat cat bureaucrats in a plush Washington office,” he said. Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers 2013-02-21T03:38:35Z Obama was not reluctant to call financiers "fat cats", or to pillory them for greed. What it'll take to persuade Corporate America to partner with government 2013-02-13T20:58:55Z That stipulation may be an effective sop to a public that sees congressmen as coddled fat cats, but it also may run afoul of the 27th Amendment to the U.S. House GOP Postpones Debt-Limit Fight -- For Now 2013-01-23T21:05:23Z The only difference from the Russian picture is that he has coarsely exaggerated "Jewish" features – this fat cat represents Jewish domination of finance, in the Nazi imagination. Rich Ricci and the pernicious symbolism of the greedy banker 2013-04-19T11:05:25Z It became the era of the "fat cat" and one of the first big pay rows involved a former state-owned company, British Gas. Bonuses: the essential guide 2013-02-28T17:42:47Z In its editorial, the paper says ministers are right to investigate tax evasion by the self-employed but they should also get tough with financial fat cats at the top and freeloaders at the bottom. Prince's Afghan tour on front pages 2013-01-22T06:32:22Z The fat cats, unshackled by Supreme Court and lower court decisions, were not able to buy the presidency or the Senate. Letter From Washington: In Politics, More Can Mean Less 2012-12-09T20:10:06Z But many in the sector are carbon fat cats, who are rolling in billions of Euros of free carbon credits. Energy saving finally gets serious as alarm bells wake ministers 2012-11-29T12:24:31Z In a Soviet propaganda poster from the 1920s, a fat cat in a hat is driven down onto the ground by the force of socialist truth being written in red on a wall. Rich Ricci and the pernicious symbolism of the greedy banker 2013-04-19T11:05:25Z I figured he was just dialing for dollars when he massaged the Boca Raton fat cats' fantasies about the lack of "responsibility" on the part of the 47% who don't pay income taxes. Joe Klein: Campaign 2012 -- The Report Card 2012-11-21T14:05:23Z Some financial executives complained that in meetings with the president, they found him disinterested and disengaged, while others on Wall Street never forgave Mr. Obama for calling them "fat cats." DealBook: On Wall Street, Time to Mend Fences With Obama 2012-11-08T01:28:49Z The Democratic president has openly stated his distaste for "fat cat bankers" who "don't get it", and bankers fears more losses ahead if they cannot influence how the Dodd-Frank rules are implemented. Wall Street left to rebuild Obama ties after backing Romney 2012-11-07T06:54:56Z Some executives also find Mr. Obama disengaged, while others never forgave the president for his pejorative depiction of them as "fat cats." DealBook: An Election Guide for Wall Street 2012-11-06T19:52:26Z But millions of people died in Stalin's Russia by execution or being worked to death in slave labour camps, and the slaughter was justified by exactly the hatred of fat cats this caricature promotes. Rich Ricci and the pernicious symbolism of the greedy banker 2013-04-19T11:05:25Z Tweet Buying a business sounds like the exclusive province of fat cat bankers and captains of industry. How Not To Botch An Acquisition: 4 Pitfalls To Avoid 2012-10-18T13:19:49Z Businessfolk fear “that the administration is after skins,” he says, meaning that regulators want to stuff fat cats and hang them on the wall as trophies. Schumpeter: The silence of the suits 2012-10-11T15:07:28Z It would be wrong to think of all the money as being funnelled into the pockets of the fat cats. Trouble on the line: what caused the train franchise fiasco? 2012-10-05T23:05:31Z In a reply to a fat cat at the $50,000-a-plate dinner, he wrote off 47 percent of the country as deadbeats, freeloaders and “victims” who feel they’re entitled to stuff — stuff like basic sustenance. Op-Ed Columnist: Let Them Eat Crab Cake 2012-09-19T02:12:59Z Small business owners like me may not be "fat cats." This Election Year Is Not About Small Business 2012-08-29T19:03:31Z Yet Americans are no fans of “fat cats” either. Should Mitt Romney Embrace His Rich-Guy Image? 2012-08-24T12:00:24Z Like fat cats literally, the footballers become lazy and slothenly on the pitch when they are called up to play for 'Queen and Country'. The Premier League footballer hatred vortex 2012-08-17T09:41:17Z Except the fat cats are very small in number. The wrecking of Barclays is one of organised looting by those at the very top 2012-07-09T19:00:06Z “It invites a shorthand: He’s the fat cat from the Monopoly board who has stacks of cash and doesn’t care about someone like me,” he said. Political Memo: Obama and Romney Gamble on Wealth Divide 2012-07-08T00:19:42Z The media complains about fat cat pay but it is far from exempt itself. Executive pay: the smart money is on a sensible salary 2012-06-12T10:31:37Z "The fact that there wasn't some fat cat taking the profits, just some guy investing 50 or a hundred quid to get a little return and doing something good for someone else." Peer-to-peer lending hits £250m 2012-06-08T23:00:44Z They were unflatteringly characterized as "the big guys", "the fat cats", and "executives paying themselves millions". America's middle-class tax morality 2012-05-23T12:28:18Z Obama’s reference to “fat cat” bankers irritated him. The Hubris of Jamie Dimon 2012-05-17T10:00:45Z "It is not just about fat cats evading their fair share of tax," said Eugene Chow, a principal at Chow King & Associates, a Hong Kong-based law firm that specializes in U.S. and international immigration. Asia Is a Draw as U.S. Weighs Higher Taxes 2012-05-16T17:55:59Z His campaign manager, Jim Messina, assured New York fat cats that the president had no intention of politicking against Wall Street. Letter From Washington: Super PACs Fuel a Race to the Bottom 2012-03-04T18:30:07Z Even the Communist Party leader, Gennady Zyuganov, was portrayed as a capitalist fat cat: The camera caught him shoveling snow at his dacha. The TV Watch: Putin?s Rivals in Russia Gain a Place on the Air, for Now 2012-02-14T01:30:58Z Emile Francis, the Rangers’ general manager and coach, derided his players for being “fat cats.” Slap Shot: Rangers and Flyers Bring Bare-Knuckle History to a Showcase 2012-01-02T00:45:48Z If you mean by fat cat that I’ve succeeded, yeah, then I’m a fat cat. Bankers and Billionaires Defend Top 1% 2011-12-20T05:46:23Z For every one of the secret Occupy Wall Street sympathizers, there are probably 15 others like Kenneth G. Langone, who, like downtrodden people before him, is trying to reclaim and embrace a pejorative, “fat cat.” DealBook: On Wall Street, Some Insiders Express Quiet Outrage 2011-11-30T17:15:42Z You said we were fat cats’…Get over it. DealBook: Barney Frank's War of Words With Wall Street 2011-11-28T19:13:11Z President Obama calls people who work on Wall Street “fat cat bankers” and his reelection campaign will try to harness public frustration with Wall Street. Wall Street?s resurgent prosperity frustrates its claims, and Obama?s 2011-11-06T18:30:09Z “They say ‘Wall Street fat cats got a bailout so now I want one too.’ Palin slams Occupy Wall Street protesters during Fla. appearance; says they want a bailout 2011-11-04T01:50:35Z I stand guilty of being a fat cat.” Bankers and Billionaires Defend Top 1% 2011-12-20T05:46:23Z Many on Wall Street were dismayed over the financial regulation law that Obama signed after being elected, and others took exception to the president's reference to "fat cat" bankers. Wall Street giving down, but Romney leads U.S. pack 2011-10-17T22:45:35Z This is bad public policy taking advantage of the anti banking sentiment. Talk about Wall Street fat cats! Why the Durbin Amendment to The Dodd Frank bill is just a hidden tax on the banking industry in an attempt to re-channel funds and revenue to the retail industry. 2011-10-04T14:22:07Z Still, the turnout, strong but less than overwhelming, reflected the president’s broader struggles in attracting big-name support from those on Wall Street, whom he referred to as “fat cat bankers” in 2009. DealBook: Others Go, but Buffett Stays on Side of President 2011-10-03T01:42:09Z If I was a Republican fat cat, I would sit on my political money until the dust settles.” Obama Urges Supporters to Stick With Him at Fundraising Deadline 2011-10-01T05:51:02Z “I am a fat cat, I’m not ashamed,” he said last week in a telephone interview from a dressing room in his Upper East Side home. Bankers and Billionaires Defend Top 1% 2011-12-20T05:46:23Z “Every time Obama says ‘fat cat banker’ and ‘greedy hedge fund manager,’ I’m sure he cringes.” DealBook: For Jim Himes, Wall Street Ties Swing From Asset to Liability 2011-09-26T23:31:49Z Buffett is getting praise for calling the fat cats to task? Looking for CEO Love in All the Wrong Places: Susan Antilla 2011-09-01T00:22:01Z Once there was a fat cat. boy was she fat. William Sleator, Fantasy Writer for Young Adults, Dies at 66 2011-08-06T20:17:54Z It is small firms that are driving the economy, while large companies are, in his words, "fat cats getting all the benefits". Baltimore's bleak future? 2011-08-04T21:56:25Z Sure, he's taken a jab or two at fat cats, and quickly retreated. Destroying Democratic presidents 2011-08-04T00:04:00Z It means that we ask fat cats to pay a few more dollars to the IRS so that we don’t have to slash funding for Medicaid. Eric Cantor: A debt ceiling shonda 2011-07-22T11:45:00Z The conventional wisdom, of course, is that Wall Street has turned its back on Mr. Obama out of frustration with his so-called antibusiness rhetoric and “fat cat” comments about bankers. DealBook: On Obama, Wall St. Shows a Reluctance to Commit 2011-06-28T01:06:28Z Boehner has spent decades on the country club circuits, milking fat cat donors. Golf Diplomacy: What Will the President and the Speaker Achieve Over 18 Holes? 2011-06-18T06:30:23Z But compared to the others, it is a media fat cat. The Thriving (Online) Shelter Magazine Industry 2011-06-02T02:47:06Z A few more private jets for a few more fat cat profiteers won't cut it. Was LinkedIn's IPO Bad for America? 2011-05-20T11:45:00Z Well yeah, if you’re a fat cat on Wall Street, if you’re some greedy Jew running a bank that got a whole bunch of kickbacks, maybe it is better. Neo-Nazi Father Is Killed; Son, 10, Steeped in Beliefs, Is Accused 2011-05-11T02:25:46Z “His rhetoric was obnoxious,” he added, referring to the “fat cat” comments, “but since the midterms, he’s turned it off.” DealBook: On Obama, Wall St. Shows a Reluctance to Commit 2011-06-28T01:06:28Z Then I met him again in '36, when he and Vayo and Litvinov were hammering away at the fat cats backing Franco. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z He really stuck it to those fat cats when he defaulted on a $40 million loan that he personally guaranteed. Letters from Donald Trump supporters 2011-04-15T17:01:00Z But a relative handful of so-called fat cats still exist. NIH Data Show Fat Cats Alive and Well 2011-04-07T17:18:25Z Protesters are also preparing for the Budget outside the Houses of Parliament - calling for a crackdown on "fat cats". As it happened: Budget 2011 2011-03-23T10:39:06Z The move led to him being unfairly branded "the fattest of the fat cats", because government figures appeared to show he earned £50,000 a year for merely attending a dozen board meetings. Sir Brian Shaw obituary 2011-03-21T18:25:32Z By comparison, the midpoint for defined-benefit pension contributions from state workers — whom some critics have painted as fat cats living off the taxpayer — is 5 percent. Congressional pensions fall on high end of scale 2011-03-16T01:05:26Z "Millions of dollars leave Montana's main street to line the pockets of fat cats on Wall Street," says the ad, paid for by the Montana retail and convenience store associations. The Brawl Over Debit-Card Fees 2011-03-10T22:00:00Z To the protesters, the real winners, and therefore the real villains, were Wall Street fat cats, and wealthy industrialists like the Koch brothers. Dispatch from a Divided Wisconsin 2011-03-10T04:30:41Z “Luke Donald Disease,” the headline said, with an article that described a state of contentment among certain players, principally Donald, with finishing in the top 10 and living as “wealthy complacent fat cats.” Donald Leaves Field and the Past Behind 2011-02-28T02:01:02Z “I don’t see why we’ve suddenly been identified as fat cats.” How Chris Christie Did His Homework 2011-02-24T17:57:37Z Some now paint public employees as "fat cats". The consequences of our tax cowardice 2011-01-28T13:00:06Z But if the UK public sector is full of "fat cats", the Irish public sector is full of "morbidly obese cats". Ireland's 'morbidly obese cats' and runaway public sector pay 2010-12-06T12:50:00Z Despite concern about "fat cat" public sector pay, only £1 in every £100 taken by the top 1% of Britain's earners at the moment goes to public sector people. Rein in the fat cat salaries or see public services suffer even more 2010-12-05T00:09:00Z Wade Phillips' nice guy approach didn't work with the fat cats Jones created by loading them up with big contracts and high praise. Cowboys, Vikings, Cardinals implode 2010-12-02T23:15:00Z Animal obesity The fat cat cometh It is not just human beings that are getting fatter. Animal obesity: The fat cat cometh 2010-11-25T10:47:00Z At one point, Obama called Wall Street executives "fat cats." Companies that received bailout money giving generously to candidates 2010-10-25T01:13:00Z When the president says ‘all these fat cats,’ he is hurting all of Wall Street.” Talking Business: Wall Street?s State of Denial 2010-10-01T22:08:00Z I don't know anyone in the private sector who does not feel it to some degree, or does not exaggerate the number of public sector fat cats while forgetting all the modest people below them. We're all getting a flogging ? and we love it 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z Maybe the “Wall Street fat cats” are being kept too hungry? Do Hungry People Take Bigger Financial Risks? 2010-06-29T19:34:00Z For the arts institution it is a harmless and valuable source of funds to pander to the vanities of a few corporate fat cats. BP and the Tate: Curators, crude oil and an outdated cultural mix 2010-06-27T23:04:00Z The richest of all face a particular hit, thanks to a raid on fat cat pensions. Budget 2010: We're all in it, but the poor take biggest hit 2010-06-24T05:30:00Z Is it true that fat cats only pay into Social Security on the first $100,000 per year? Answers About Social Security: Part 6 2010-06-15T17:35:00Z Modern fat cats typically come with better qualifications, but without the same ethical standards. How to stop cheating 2010-06-15T09:38:00Z But recipients of the divi are not all fat cats, and they are certainly not all British. BP is just a symptom of a dangerous addiction to oil 2010-06-12T23:06:00Z In such moments, fringe movements and ideologies defined by a sense of ordinary citizens having been cheated by government institutions, banks, foreigners, crooked fat cats, frequently come to the fore, become "mainstreamed." Where the Tea Party runs out of juice 2010-06-12T15:00:00Z She asked a colleague to play the part of a fat cat banker getting into a tub and bathing himself in dollar bills. Some Credit Unions Try Something New, Promoting Themselves 2010-06-12T01:31:00Z The message: fat cats roam the public sector – and they need taming. Cameron and the economy: Hard luck stories 2010-06-08T23:06:00Z I think of fat cats as lazy creatures, overindulged by their owners. The Fat Cat Hypothesis 2010-05-17T10:02:00Z Last week, it was Wall Street "fat cats" who were being roasted by members of Congress. Sticky business 2010-05-06T15:27:00Z Ask the fat cats at Goldman , they will tell you that it is because they need their bonuses every year to contain at least 7 digits. Goldman Alum Who's Trying to Fix Wall Street 2010-04-23T22:20:00Z When $1.78 million adds up to only a "very small fraction" of your investment portfolio, then you are truly one of the nation's elite fat cats. Goldman Sachs runs for governor of California 2010-04-12T16:35:00Z The 68 captains may not sway polls much because people don't warm to fat cats, now less than ever. Beware the 'radical' Tories. The reality is terrifying 2010-04-10T05:00:00Z And while Clinton pleased the markets with a moderate, probusiness image, Obama has riled Wall Street with occasional bursts of populist rhetoric, such as his slamming of "fat cat bankers" on 60 Minutes last December. Why the Obama Plan Is Working 2010-04-08T21:00:00Z Greedy Tory fat cats support greedy Tory fat cats!!! Views on the news: A tough crowd to please 2010-04-01T09:29:00Z "It is time to shine the light of transparency on town hall fat cats, to help the public and councillors stop unjustified pay and perks." Rise in ?100,000 council workers 2010-04-01T01:56:00Z "In difficult times, there is always a clamoring for the fat cats to make less money," he says. CEO Pay Drops, but Cash Is King 2010-03-25T21:00:00Z "This is a stealth tax which will make little difference to the fat cats in the City of London, but will impact strongly upon low-paid families here in Wales." Row over Budget's ?50m for Wales 2010-03-24T17:34:00Z The President calling our bankers "fat cats" is not exactly a business-friendly posture. This Business Owner Leads His Own Recovery 2010-03-05T16:11:00Z In his comments earlier this week, Mr. Medvedev suggested that Russia’s athletic system was set up to favor the “fat cats” in charge of sports federations rather than the athletes. Russian Olympic Chief Quits 2010-03-04T01:20:00Z Was this champion of the poor, this street-fighting son of a maid, really just another fat cat? Hero or villain? 2010-02-27T12:02:00Z Gingerly, some business travelers are venturing back into private aircraft after the battered economy — and a public outcry against that perk of fat cats, the corporate jet — walloped the general aviation industry starting in 2008. On the Road: Daring to Think ?Private Jet? Again 2010-02-23T02:06:00Z In December, Obama referred to Wall Street executives as "fat cats." 2010-02-11T01:18:00Z And industry executives and lobbyists are warning Democrats that if Mr. Obama keeps attacking Wall Street “fat cats,” they may fight back by withholding their cash. 2010-02-08T16:11:00Z He bailed out the banks and then called them fat cats. 2010-02-03T14:11:00Z At the same time, Stevens' picture of corporate fat cats oppressing the little guy completely ignores the revolution in campaign finance and communications that is being wrought by the Internet. 2010-01-22T09:10:00Z And when they find a substitute , these fat cats will finally find out their true worth. 2010-01-14T05:00:00Z The president complained to “60 Minutes” about “fat cat” bankers on Wall Street. 2010-01-09T19:58:00Z Market was overpriced anyway, it was big game of fat cats, and it is time for it go down, back to realistic 9500. 2010-01-22T20:35:00Z The Seventh Star Hotel was the place to have been that season, and the celebrities and fat cats converged on it with their pals and hangers-on. Lion Loose "Seems to me you ought to run a zoo," said Mrs. King glancing curiously over her spectacles at the small girl rocking the fat cat. Rainbow Hill It is about the size of a very large and fat cat, is covered with a very thick, soft fur, and its face is shaped rather like that of an owl, with big saucer-eyes. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia It was strong stuff — and were I a fat cat, I’d be crying into my caviar. 2010-01-09T19:58:00Z I didn't notice it until the minister called me out in front of the store, and pointing to the rabbits, asked what good fat cats were selling for. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883 A fat cat, looking as if it were dead, lay relaxed on the grass beneath this board. None Other Gods It soon grew to be a big, fat cat and was called Snoop. The Bobbsey Twins Or, Merry Days Indoors and Out I didn’t notice it until the minister called me out in front of the store, and pointing to the rabbits, asked what good fat cats were selling for. Peck's Compendium of Fun It was such a very fat cat, as Elettra said, and the floors were of the old-fashioned sort, laid on wooden beams, and trembled very easily, as they do in old Italian houses. Taquisara In restaurants, a very large and fat cat is kept as an advertisement of the good feeding to be obtained on the premises. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others Kunz was selfish; music gave him a comfortable satisfaction like a fat cat when it is stroked. Jean-Christophe, Volume I All you degenerates need is some one you can rub yourselves against like fat cats mewing for a bowl of milk! Caesar Dies The French in Algiers kill all the fat cats, and turn them into hares by dexterous cooking. Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. He's jes' as live as a fat cat this minute, and as drunk as the devil. Alice of Old Vincennes He backed down the tree like a fat cat, and made a desperate search for the path, and this time he actually succeeded in finding it. The Scotch Twins |
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