These companies paid their employees a median wage of $31,672 in 2022, while their CEOs took home an average $15.3m

  • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A good reason to have laws regulating the maximum pay gap between executive and the lowest paid peon. And make sure to include all types of pay like stock options so companies can’t squirm out of it.

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      1 year ago

      Hey I said this like 6 years ago on Reddit and I got downvoted and called a fucking idiot lol

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      1 year ago

      I’m ok with this, but it’s essentially just a step toward socialism which is the better option (but will never happen). Because all this will do is make CEOs less wealthy from the company itself. The investors still make tons more than the CEOs already and they don’t do anything. You need to force revenue sharing essentially which is just socialism with extra steps. Cause CEOs will just end up investing in other companies and still be wealthy and get less compensation from the company itself.

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        1 year ago

        Exactly. Increasing pay would be really, really nice. But we can do that and have more control over our workplaces. Worker owned companies would prevent huge disparities in pay from reoccurring, regardless of what the government does.

        Like a wise and angry man once said: “Fuck the G rides, I want the machines that are making them.”

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        1 year ago

        Socialism is the abolition of social classes. Regulating capital is usually called Social Democracy, or Marxism. Honestly, sieze the means of production.

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        1 year ago

        That’s just bringing down the top without helping anyone. Need to lift from the bottom instead

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            1 year ago

            Sure I am. If employees made $90/hr the ratio would be significantly improved. It’s not the ratio that’s the actual problem here. You get that right?

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              That’s just bringing down the top without helping anyone. Need to lift from the bottom instead

              What in the fuck does “lifting from the bottom” mean to you if raising employee wages isn’t it.

              Lift from the bottom, pull from the top. The ratio is the actual problem here. You get that right?

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                1 year ago

                They were talking about reducing ceo pay, which who cares? It’s the workers that need the boost. Go back to reddit you jerk

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                    1 year ago

                    You need some reading lessons. MAYBE THIS WILL HELP?

                    THE GUY SAID CEO PAY IS TOO HIGH. WHO GIVES A FUCK AS LONG AS WORKERS EARN ENOUGH MONEY?