Let's talk about income inequality

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(05-22-2015, 10:44 AM)michaelsean Wrote: But with a lot of these giant corporations, where the CEO is making mega-bucks, if you took all his money and gave it to the employees it doesn't amount to much.  I looked at Wal Mart, and it came to like $60 a year per employee if the CEO took no money.

Its not just about the wage gap.

Yes it is hugely different than even when my dad was working at a factory 30+ years ago...but its also about profits.

Making more has replaced taking care of your employees. One good way to keep that going is to keep up the myth that if they want to make more they have to work harder...while also saying what they do isn't that hard or skilled to require paying them more.

Productivity in this country is amazingly high...by pay is not keeping up with it. we are in a cycle where employees are still afraid of losing even the low wage jobs they can find so they put up with longer hours and more work while getting no increase in pay or benefits.

A company would rather show stock holders that they made another dollar than reinvest that in its workers. Well, most companies. A few still understand that happy employees DO work harder and provide a better product.

But if we could give just one more tax break they'll start paying more and hiring more. Just...one...more...