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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (536336)	12/14/2009 11:15:40 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1577901

Factoid just heard on NPR: The average ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay is 350 to 1. Another way to think about this is the average CEO makes in ONE DAY what the average worker makes in a YEAR! In 1980, this ratio was 46 to 1.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (536336)	12/14/2009 11:04:15 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577901

>How do we know that all of the other data wasn't just made up? Just because you say so? None of the data was made up! They just threw out bad data! >How do we know that the "territorial" behavior didn't lead to other results that were massaged in a way that leads to more research dollars? How do we know that with any science? >Conflict of interest is a key concept in ethics. You might want to learn about it before you continue down the path of "deny deny deny." Where's the conflict of interest here? -Z