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Originally Posted by GregWeld
I think that almost EVERYONE can agree that no CEO is worth 100 million a year bonus... or that corporations should pay zero income tax when they have made millions (or hundreds of millions)... or that people should get ripped off. Period.
How we go about fixing those issues is the real issue in America.
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I like this thread. It makes me think.
This is a great group of people who can openly share ideas and opinions without getting their hackles up. So now Im going to share a thought here and I totally expect someone with more of a brain than I to step in and set me straight.
A thought I've had over the last few weeks regarding the growing disparity between income levels is what if we didnt leave it to the Govt to redistribute the wealth. We're the working class that makes the bonus that the CEO puts in his pocket possible. Maybe we need to demand more from our employer. We worked for it. Why should we let the govt take his money and give it to someone else. If we the working class get paid more, we spend more. More spending equals more jobs. The money goes around.
I think it was Richard Branson who made a plea to CEO's to create jobs instead of cut jobs. Someone will fill it and garner a nice wage. They'll spend that wage on goods/services... The money will make it back around.