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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:23 PM Original message |
CEOs earn 262 times pay of average worker (Reuters) |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. But the Senate refuses to increase the minimum wage. Something |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well, they did increase their minimum wage. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:27 PM Original message |
Yep. Sickening, isn't it. nt |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 05:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. It's time for a MAXIMUM wage, says 10 times the min. nt |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. 7 times, was the european LW goal, last i heard. |
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Castilleja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 11:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
28. I'm thinking that idea is one whose |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Unfortunately, that's unenforceable. |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 05:17 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. "short of a police state" |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. "Some people call you the elites; I call you my base." |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
4. Only 262? Figured it would be much higher (nt) |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 02:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It says that it hit 300 in the year 2000... |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. I try not to harbor hate for anyone |
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2020 (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. I suspect this number is much more obscene for the largest companies. |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 03:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Don't know if this will help... |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 04:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Exactly right. Now tell it to Hillary. |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Hi 2020!! |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 04:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. As CEOs get richer, we fight to pay for health care and necessities. |
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SYNERCHOSIS (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Which party is that? |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. MORE CLASS WARFARE |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
12. Outsource CEOs. |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Heck, a lot of companies would do better with a management team |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
16. Here's how the pie is split...... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That analysis is too simplistic - the situation is even worse |
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Lost4words (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. EXACTLY hedgehog! |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Well duh....Of course it's simplistic. But so what? |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:53 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Money is like manure, |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
19. K&R... This is sickening. |
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young_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
20. More proof that corporations run the country |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
21. I've heard it's 400 to 700 |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I have also heard 400 and think it was Krugman |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
22. I have come to the opinion |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
23. The EPI net link is working again, here's a chart a nd a direct link... |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. 1000 times! WOW |
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AmandaRuth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
30. Hey its market forces at work |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. i should have majored in 'CEO' while in college! |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. kick n/t |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
35. And the question is what has democrats in congress done about it? |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
36. Greedy bastards |
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