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Offline lasersailor184

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« Reply #15 on: May 30, 2007, 03:06:36 PM »
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The question has to do with the increased inequity in salaries, not how much you make.


The solution lies in the understanding of supply and demand.

Once you understand that principle, you'll realize that there is no problem.  Except for the fact that YOU chose the wrong career so as to not capitalize on the demand for CEO's.
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« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2007, 03:08:16 PM »
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The question has to do with the increased inequity in salaries, not how much you make.


It is none of my business, I truly don't care. It is not a concern of the government in a free society nor should it be.
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« Reply #17 on: May 30, 2007, 03:37:46 PM »
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Sounds like everyone is dodging the question.


Yes you are indeed dodging the question. That's nothing new for you however.

What is your idea of an equitable solution to your "problem"? I'm really interested in hearing how you plan to solve this.
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« Reply #18 on: May 30, 2007, 03:57:19 PM »
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I think she should set an example, donating the majority of the Klintons net worth "for the common good".
 


And the bush should set a similar example by donating all the family $$ Prescott Bush earned by helping the Nazis. With the Clinton's and the bush both broke, maybe they'll both just go away and live happily ever after at the same trailer park downing billy beer and smoking meth.

Although Bill could make $$ in porn, " Watch Willie get slick; Jurassic pri_k" and the bush could drape lights over his head and rent himself out an an x-mas tree at the mall... he does have the intellect of a house fern, he'd be a great tree... so that's good.

Even if they keep all their cash, the bush & clinton families are "model citizens" we should all strive to emulate, we really need the best of both to run the country. Maybe Hillary should hook up with Jeb and run on a communist neo-clown platform that promises to start wars.
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« Reply #19 on: May 30, 2007, 04:08:53 PM »
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Rumors about the alleged Nazi "ties" of the late Prescott Bush, the grandfather of President George W. Bush, have circulated widely through the Internet in recent years. These charges are untenable and politically motivated.

Despite some early financial dealings between Prescott Bush and a Nazi industrialist named Fritz Thyssen (who was arrested by the Nazi regime in 1938 and imprisoned during the war), Prescott Bush was neither a Nazi nor a Nazi sympathizer.


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« Reply #20 on: May 30, 2007, 04:11:08 PM »
The only thing more disgusting than a Neocon is a limousine liberal.

Why can't these goons just leave people the F alone for a change?
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« Reply #21 on: May 30, 2007, 04:18:32 PM »
Sounds like everyone is dodging the question.
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Oh my....well then....do I have a problem with people getting wealthy?

No.

Do I have a problem with corporate executives being paid good money for doing good work?

No.

Thats how it works for me...good work means salary raise.  

Heres another tidbit, I would rather have the life I do now, the ability to live my life how I want, waste my free time on whatever fancies me at the time, rather than be one of these 18-7-365 executives that have no life, no family time.  All they do is work,  Nope....I need to play.  They can have the big bucks.
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« Reply #22 on: May 30, 2007, 04:54:46 PM »
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The solution lies in the understanding of supply and demand.

Once you understand that principle, you'll realize that there is no problem.  Except for the fact that YOU chose the wrong career so as to not capitalize on the demand for CEO's.


Hey look ...laser passed econ 101.



Sorry, but I think it would be better to return to the type of economic system backed by Teddy Roosevelt and espoused by Carnegie. But that's just liberal old me.
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« Reply #23 on: May 30, 2007, 05:27:25 PM »
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Sorry, but I think it would be better to return to the type of economic system backed by Teddy Roosevelt and espoused by Carnegie. But that's just liberal old me.


Is that the system where Carnegie destroyed the union by hiring the Pinkertons?

Or maybe you refer to some more enlightened economic system...
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« Reply #24 on: May 30, 2007, 05:38:25 PM »
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Hey look ...laser passed econ 101.



Sorry, but I think it would be better to return to the type of economic system backed by Teddy Roosevelt and espoused by Carnegie. But that's just liberal old me.
or roosevelt prompting the laws such as the sherman anti trust act?  both roosevelts were communists.
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« Reply #25 on: May 30, 2007, 05:45:52 PM »
What specifically are you so enamored about from those two folks work? Last I heard Carnegie wasn't all that upset with his own wealth and he was rather well to do even by todays "standards".

How do you envision distributing other peoples wealth?

Oh, and to answer your particular question. In regards to any govt. action, no I'm not upset that CEO's are being paids lots of money. That's for the stockholders to deal with, not the Federal Government.



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Hey look ...laser passed econ 101.



Sorry, but I think it would be better to return to the type of economic system backed by Teddy Roosevelt and espoused by Carnegie. But that's just liberal old me.
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« Reply #26 on: May 30, 2007, 06:10:56 PM »
Liberals and socialists like Hilary feel that certain people's slices of the pie should be made smaller, so that other's slices can be made larger. Me, I figure we pay the REALLY smart people more so they can make the pie bigger for all of us.
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« Reply #27 on: May 30, 2007, 06:22:55 PM »
I make 200 percent more now at my job than when I started. I worked hard to get here. Others can do the same.
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« Reply #28 on: May 30, 2007, 06:38:48 PM »
On the one hand
Yes some of us are making more then ever before. But if you really look at it. How many of us are able to afford more then we could before with that "more" we now make.
Some will say yes. others no
Im sure if analysed nation wide alot more would say no, then yes

The disparity between the haves and have nots is reaching the point of absurdity.
This type of situation historically never tends to end well or lead to good things happening. Eventually it reaches a breaking point and all hell breaks loose

ON THE OTHER HAND

In a free society.
Im not entirely sure it should be the governments job to overly regulate how wealth is distributed.
But rather policies in the way of incentives that encourage rather then mandate a more free flow of wealth to the have nots is probably better.

The government already does this with states for highway funding Can you say "Click it or Ticket" or "Zero Tolerance for Agressive Drivers Week"?

Dont for a minute think that the states really give a damn about your safety.
It all about the federal money they dont get if tickets arent issued

One thing is for sure.
Like it or not at some point something will have to be done.
Because the nations fiscal health as a whole has to be a top priority for the government. And not only the fiscal health of the top earners.

But the more and more I look at the world.
the more I am starting to be inclined to think we might be better off with a WWIII. Wipe the slate clean and start over from scratch.

Or as someone here once so elequently put it.
"Sometimes I go outside at night and wonder. Where the hell is that damn asteroid"
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« Reply #29 on: May 30, 2007, 06:39:18 PM »
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or roosevelt prompting the laws such as the sherman anti trust act? both roosevelts were communists.


I would disagree. Anti trust laws and enforcement allow us to have a free market at all. Standard Oil abused its power and market position to artificially dominate the market, for example, by shutting competitors out of the rail system. Hard to compete on price or quality if you are physically strong armed out of the market. I might be a bit biased though, since the magazine I now edit was the only independent voice in the oil industry at the time leading the opposition to  Standard Oil :)

IMO, the laxness of the FTC in the past decade where mergers and acquisitions have been concerend has been very detrimental to our economy long term.


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