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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jun 2007
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We celebrated Black Friday...
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
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On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:55:53 -0500, Eisboch wrote:
" JimH" ask wrote in message
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Obscene salaries are obscene.......period. It does not matter if
they
go to janitors or CEO's.
Or athletes.
Eisboch
Never underestimate what Americans are willing to pay to be
entertained. The *top* athletes, actors, rock stars, authors, all
command incredible pay. Of the lot, I have the least problem with
athletes. It's hard to imagine a more competitive profession.
Their short careers are built on a lifetime of incredibly hard
work. They are the best of the best, and, after all, someone else
is willing to sign their checks. Hell, I don't even have a problem
with CEOs' pay. I just think it would be nice if their pay was tied
to performance, as an athlete's pay is. Think of the $210 million
Nardelli was paid to be fired.
CEO pay and bonus should never be more than a reasonable multiple of
the average worker's salary at the company or corporation. Reasonable
is NOT 500 times.
Why? What does the average worker contribute to the bottom line of the
business?
And therein lies the illness that is killing this country.
What is killing this country is people thinking that because they ask
"do you want fries with that" entitles them to pay equivalent to a CEO.
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