musings - way waay OT

Our "poor" live like (or even better than) the middle to upper class in most
other nations.

I believe America is the only society in human history to have a
documented obesity problem amongst the "poor".
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Our "poor" live like (or even better than) the middle to upper class in
most
other nations.

I believe America is the only society in human history to have a
documented obesity problem amongst the "poor".

I believe that's more a factor of junkfood/couch potatoes.

I do believe that America is the only society in human history to have a
"Leisure Class" at the bottom of the economic scale.

In article ,
"Matt Barrow" wrote:

Meanwhile, CEOs and upper management draw salaries that are almost
unimaginable, and the gap is rapidly growing.

check out what CEOs were making 100 years ago vs the "average" worker
and compare that to today. I think you'll be surprised.

Irrelevant

it's certainly relevant wrt to the "gap is rapidly growing" claim,

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In article ,
"Matt Barrow" wrote:

Meanwhile, CEOs and upper management draw salaries that are almost
unimaginable, and the gap is rapidly growing.

check out what CEOs were making 100 years ago vs the "average" worker
and compare that to today. I think you'll be surprised.

Irrelevant

it's certainly relevant wrt to the "gap is rapidly growing" claim,

It's irrelevant what a CEO makes relative to anyone else. Whether the gap is
growing or shrinking is _irrelevant_ except to the envious. That he is paid
under a voluntary contract is the only thing that matters.

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On 20-Oct-2006, "Denny" wrote:

A lesser skilled employee receives Medicaid and food stamp assistance for
herself and her
child...

Am I the only person who sees the system as being broken?


You don't say so, but I assume that this "lesser skilled" employee works
full time. What's broken is clearly a salary structure that does not
allow
a working person to support herself and her child above the poverty line.

Sure there is: it's called "Quitting and working elsewhere".

Meanwhile, CEOs and upper management draw salaries that are almost
unimaginable, and the gap is rapidly growing.

So, a CEO in charge of a $$multi-BILLION enterprise is getting a load of
money to not turn it into a $$multi-million enterprise (you might want to
look at GE's Jack Welsh for an example). I suppose that's only because
he/she's charming and wears the right clothes (as seen on TV and the
movies)...

On the other hand, your full-time employee brings...what?, to the company?