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Wadkins

lavishly compensated poor performer
Wadkins holds an executive position at Redstar, where he received a $35 million retention bonus despite crashing the company. Josh cites a Washington Post article detailing this payout to spotlight tax loopholes that allow corporations to deduct such incentive-based bonuses while workers receive no equivalent. Toby and Josh reference Wadkins during a bullpen brainstorm to argue for redirecting those funds toward making every nickel of college tuition fully tax-deductible, framing him as emblematic of corporate excess that burdens taxpayers.
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