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To: JBTFD who wrote (340853)	1/9/2003 3:10:29 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Also I see no reason why CEO salaries should be as high as they are. You don't get to decide. This is America, not some commie banana republic.

To: JBTFD who wrote (340853)	1/9/2003 3:18:33 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

What other people earn (other than public servants and others whose salary you pay ) is none of your business. And it is important to the future of this country that it remains none of your business.

To: JBTFD who wrote (340853)	1/9/2003 3:24:28 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I'm not assuming anything. I was "low income" for years, and I made it out by working my ass off. Do you think we should all be paid the same wage? That no one should deserve to make more even if they own their own business because it just isn't fair? If so......you are in for a rude awakening. The republicans are not going to let the dems/libs shitcan our system to satisfy their little power grab. I see no reason why what you think ceo's should earn matters one iota in the greater scheme of things. Those who think it unfair that everyone isn't equal in the workplace are in fact ignoring the actual meaning of the word fairness. M

To: JBTFD who wrote (340853)	1/9/2003 3:24:55 PM
From: steve dietrich	Respond to of 769670

I believe their is often an inverse relationship to how hard a person works to the rate they are compensated at.

To: JBTFD who wrote (340853)	1/9/2003 3:39:27 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

One is not paid for working one's ass off, per se. One is paid for the value of one's labor, as determined by the market, with a few distortions, of course. For example, the minimum wage ensures that some number of people will be paid above their market value, as does the existence of a closed shop in collective bargaining. On the upper end, a CEO is paid less for the value of his labor than for his track record, and therefore his impact on investor confidence. It is somewhat like the star system in Hollywood: those stars paid the most are the one's who guarantee financing for the picture, and are likely to bring in a certain amount of box- office, as gauged by their success in previous movies. They have a certain number of mediocre movies or bombs before they are downgraded. In any event, wages and salaries are mostly determined by the market, just like other prices, because that is the most economically efficient way to do it.........