Forget “Forgo”; How About Some Real Libor Punishment??
“for-go” verb \for-ˈgÅ\: to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without
–Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary
At least as I understand and use the word “forgo,” you give up — forgo — a second scoop of ice cream on a slice of cherry pie à la mode.
Or maybe skip the whipped cream on the same piece of pie.
By contrast, “forgoing” a $31 million bonus somehow doesn’t quite seem to be an appropriate or adequate response when the too-big-to-fail Bank you run turns out to have helped rip off investors globally to the tune of tens of billions of dollars, and you’re ousted along with other senior managers, thereby jeopardizing your VERY lush compensation package.
In fact, it seems like a rather mild consequence, if I may say so.
Or, perhaps we should simply say that bank robbers — and Diamond sure looks like one, albeit a very sophisticated one — have decided to “forgo” their liberty and loot once they’re apprehended, tried and convicted.
Except that, unlike common bank robbers, folks like Diamond (and many, many others like him) don’t appear to be in much jeopardy of those things happening.
Question of the day (decade?): how come??
