Heads I win, tails you lose
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disconnect">disconnect</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>” <span word="bonus">bonus</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="unfair">unfair</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="win">win</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>, <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tails">tails</span>.</p><p><span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backside">backside</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>.</p><p><span word="Heads">Heads</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="plural">plural</span>.</p><p><span word="Plural">Plural</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="fittingly">fittingly</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="of">of</span> (<span word="here">here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="single">single</span>).</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tails">tails</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="tails">tails</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>: <span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>”?</p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="joking">joking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attentive">attentive</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="banking">banking</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>” <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="win">win</span>-<span word="win">win</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>-<span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="garnering">garnering</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bonuses">bonuses</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bail">bail</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="payer">payer</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p>
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