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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:22 AM Original message |
Why the uproar over only executive pay? |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't particularly have a problem with that when the company isn't FAILING! |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I agree, def. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. they did that in Rome 1800 years ago |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. 20 times is nothing |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. still think about what you're saying. |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Fair enough, and I actually agree with you. I wanted to hear some other opinions on this though. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. "we pick and choose who gets railed based on their politics." Um. |
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abumbyanyothername (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I call bullshit |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. There isn't much of an option |
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Kid Dynamite (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Soygen |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Beautifully put and welcome to DU! n/t |
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Kid Dynamite (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Unbelievable |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Then you shouldn't be asking him/her to be doing as much work as the PA. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Oh please? The MAXIMUM wage is the reason why the Roman Empire fell? |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. one reason - all too often exec pay is based on reducing costs |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
5. oh bullshit -- blow smoke about something else |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Are you going to answer the question? |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Are you a sock puppet? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
38. the question is BULLSHIT - and has already been answered |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. The fact that you focus on Sean Penn screams volumes. n/t |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Yes it does. Volumes. |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Because the OP asks if actors and entertainers get a free pass for leaning left... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. It's true, certain actors get work based on their politics. For example ... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
8. Famous actors are at least a somewhat bankable commodity |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
9. They are the commodity not the labor |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. i frequently rail against insane pro athlete salaries |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. Because when these executives make that much money, most likely |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. I rage against |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. You're asking people to think |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because one works and one doesn't. And I suggest that you research what people earn on a set. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Yes, this particular OP does that all the time. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. Interesting question. Why indeed. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
33. Why does Kobe Bryant make millions for dribbling a basketball? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
34. "the camera guy makes $20 bucks an hour"...er, wrong. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
35. Sean Penn doesn't make $20 million a film. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
36. because we actually SEE what actors do for a living |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. Oh FFS. |
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