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David Levine's avatar

don't you mean 500 to 700 TIMES what the average line worker makes? 700% is a mere seven times what that average line worker makes. I just started trying to do the arithmetic in my head, which is a waste of time, but you know what I mean...

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Arthur Viens's avatar

Yup, that's what I meant.

Thanks, David.

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Arthur Viens's avatar

On second thought, that should be against the law.

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David Levine's avatar

I entirely agree. and when we were a lot younger, that kind of thing would've been considered aberrant and scandalous.

sometimes my "comrades" can say some pretty idiotic things, but the kind of really ugly monopoly capitalism that's "evolved" in this country these past four or five decades pretty obviously is going to end up with the kinds of insane "compensation packages" (and the oligarchy that is necessarily going to be the result) we're talking about. I have no problem with laws that mandate executives not be compensated to these insane levels which (also necessarily) isolate them from the prople who work for them.

one good thing about this particular strike is that it's gonna hit people where they live pretty quickly. which is to say, in front of the TV (and I'm not exempting myself).

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