GeorgiaBoy
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but of course having a reason to be paid like a fortune 500 CEO means nothing. Not like someone needs to have some skills to trade and be WORTH paying that money.
Why don't all actors earn scale? Why don't all athletes earn league minimum? By this envy logic, they should all be earning minimum wage, like everyone else.
Love the spread the misery tactic. It's so 1930's.
I find it hilarious that all these people whine and complain about how some people earn more than others. OMG! Im so sorry I am successful. How could I have done that to my country? Excuse ME! Here is all my wealth! To be a true American I must not make something of myself. I shall not be better than my fellow man. From this point on I will work for the same money my secretary makes!!! How could I be so blind! Thank you Liberals for opening my eyes ( Sarcasm Off)
Okay. You. Allegedly brilliant young man. Read the article and charts at this URL, and then see what is happening, the truth and reality of the situation.
Allow me to reiterate for I wanna say the 14th time. This is not about the wealthy. We never had a problem with the wealthy when the middle class was healthy. We never had a problem with the wealthy until they hoovered all the money out of the economy. NOW we have a problem.
When things are returned to normal, I will likely still be living under someone else's roof, helping make ends meet. At least for a time. Unless I stop screwing around and actually write my damn books, I'll be below middle class. But that's okay! Even when I was middle class, I never bought a lot of toys, ate out much, or just basically lived outside my means.
So once more with feeling: That is NOT the point.
CHARTS: Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About...
And for everybody too damn lazy to go read the damn article, here's an excerpt.
The problem in a nutshell is this: Inequality in this country has hit a level that has been seen only once in the nation's history, and unemployment has reached a level that has been seen only once since the Great Depression. And, at the same time, corporate profits are at a record high.
In other words, in the never-ending tug-of-war between "labor" and "capital," there has rarely—if ever—been a time when "capital" was so clearly winning.
I have no clue on this matter but I am just going to throw out what came to my mind. Yeah the unemployment sucks. But if corporate profits are consistent and getting higher the only thing that has changed is government taxation and regulation. It is the corporations job to Make Money. Im sorry but they don't get paid to hire people and give people jobs. They are in business to make as much as possible. That is the way it always will be. But since the government has made it so expensive to operate for them they had to cut back on things they could control like employees to continue doing their job and make money.