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reformist2

(9,841 posts) Thu Aug 29, 2013, 12:07 PM Aug 2013

Billionaire Executives and Owners are a lot like Royalty...someday the idea will seem just as stupid [View all]

I really don't care what the "free market" says - when the owner of a company makes more in one year than one of the workers could ever make, even if they worked 24/7 and lived 400 years, that just ain't right.

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Billionaire Executives and Owners are a lot like Royalty...someday the idea will seem just as stupid [View all] reformist2 Aug 2013 OP

This point is at best stupid Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #1

I would argue for both -- just to squeeze the disparity graph a little tighter. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #2

Thank you for your thoughtful post. ;) reformist2 Aug 2013 #3

A job worth doing is worth a living wage. hunter Aug 2013 #4

Retirement benefits for flipping burgers? Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #6

Hell yes. hunter Aug 2013 #7

heheheheh Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #8

First they laugh at you. hunter Aug 2013 #14

Amen to that. Everyone who works - or who is willing to work - deserves a decent retirement. reformist2 Aug 2013 #36

I guess only daydreamers get to retire MNBrewer Aug 2013 #26

why do you have such contempt for workers? noiretextatique Aug 2013 #12

Nor is supporting a wage guaranteed to get people fired. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #13

Well, but then we just rescind trade treaties, closeupready Aug 2013 #16

That sure worked well in the Great Depression, huh? nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #18

Do you have anything other than one-liners/soundbites? closeupready Aug 2013 #20

No, I am all for this $15 minimum wage Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #21

Wait, what are you talking about? $15 minimum wage is closeupready Aug 2013 #22

He is getting his talking point flash cards mixed up. Rex Aug 2013 #30

You spelled "won't" wrong. HughBeaumont Aug 2013 #23

can't or won't? MNBrewer Aug 2013 #27

the only employers that can't are also working in the trenchs... nebenaube Aug 2013 #32

Why the fuck not? closeupready Aug 2013 #15

The kid who cuts my lawn... Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #17

You pay his social security on his behalf, for one thing. closeupready Aug 2013 #19

No you don't FBaggins Feb 2015 #37

What? It's okay to fuck the maid too??? hunter Aug 2013 #28

Yes. Chan790 Aug 2013 #9

^^ This. n/t winter is coming Aug 2013 #24

Couple points here Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #31

Some rebuttals. Chan790 Aug 2013 #33

Further points Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #35

workers deserve pay, benefits and pensions noiretextatique Aug 2013 #11

+1 JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #29

How do you suppose "royalty" started in the first place? Coyotl Aug 2013 #5

Eat the Rich! n/t Chan790 Aug 2013 #10

Nothing the guillotine wouldn't be able to solve. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #25

k&r for economic justice. n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #34