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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:29 PM Original message |
Executives take one-third of all pay in the US |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. "...and other highly compensated employees" |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Those would be the ones with all the money. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah, but I probably qualify as a "highly paid employee" and I'm certainly not an executive. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I would it hope that it means more than 2 mil a year. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That's my point..."highly compensated" is completely subjective. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. yes, specifics would be nice. |
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lexanman (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. These types of threads are like gravitational pulls |
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lexanman (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. They are also Board of Director members |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Pay that exceeds the social security wage base |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. That's the definition? |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yeah |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. ...but the top 5% also pay 36% of all income taxes. |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I seriously doubt that |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'm aware of the FICA cap and I'd support it's elimination... |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Correction |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I also agree with closing corporate tax loopholes. |
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Cresent City Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. What relevant facts do you want? |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. The ones earning more than the SS cap |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. The rest of the article is locked except to suscribers, but the |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. like this one? |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. You can read more here |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. That's impressive--and not in a good way. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Retail work can be a beast... |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I have to laugh a bit, because many of my co-workers in retail |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I'm the head trainer for one of the busiest Target stores on the west coast... |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. There is no justification for it |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. I wonder how this compares to other capitalist countries |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. Posted yesterday |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. Curious what percentage of the population they represent? |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. According to Wikipedia |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Wow. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
26. Over $106,000? That includes... |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
30. my brother-in-law is one of the stinkers........they're nothing 'special' eom |
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HOLOS (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
33. Crooks!! |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. And they do much less than 1/3 of the work. How the fuck is that fair? nt |
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