Many of its workers, on the other hand, feel underpaid and underappreciated, and have filed numerous suits, accusing it of violations of labor law, including failure to pay overtime, locking workers in stores overnight, union-busting and sex discrimination.
They are better paid than other people in the public sector – "if BBC pay was locked into a public sector set of comparisons, that would be very damaging", admits a senior executive – but an average staff salary of £39,000 is not high by the standards of the British national media, few other parts of which have anything like the BBC's global importance.
If you plan to move in four or five years, why pay to lock in a fixed 30- year rate?
It's renewed annually by Congress because lawmakers have yet to figure out how to pay for locking in the credit, which allows businesses to deduct R&D expenses.
"We can't get jobs bills or living wages passed, but we can pay to lock people in cages".
Meanwhile, the selection of these mentors, the identity of their defense clients, and their levels of pay are locked in a black box largely beyond governmental and congressional scrutiny.
Under new captain Bob Murphy, the Bulldogs' relentless tackling pressure paid off, locking down the Eagles in the final quarter.
The study, compiled by the nonprofit advocacy group Pretrial Justice Institute, says the majority of this money pays for locking up lower-risk defendants, who it argues could otherwise be released on non-financial conditions.
And they are demanding that the company replace the locks, pay compensatory damages and even turn over all profits made from the locks over the years.
Like Tennessee, the College Illinois prepaid tuition program allows parents to pay early to lock in prices for later.
